Orange Walk Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Chan Pine Ridge, Belize}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Orange Walk Airport

| nativename = {{small|Alfredo Martinez Chan Pine Ridge Airstrip}}

| IATA = ORZ

| ICAO = MZTH

| type = Public

| city-served = Orange Walk Town, Belize

| location = Chan Pine Ridge

| metric-elev =

| elevation-f = 111

| coordinates = {{coord|18|02|48|N|88|35|00|W|region:BZ|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Belize

| pushpin_mapsize = 300

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Belize

| pushpin_label = ORZ

| pushpin_label_position = top

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 10/28

| r1-length-m = 714

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| footnotes = Source: GCM{{GCM|ORZ}} Google Maps{{cite web |title=Orange Walk Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@18.0467458,-88.5836567,1256m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |accessdate=20 January 2019}}

}}

Orange Walk Airport (now officially Alfredo Martinez Chan Pine Ridge Airstrip) {{airport codes|ORZ|MZTH}} is a public use airport {{convert|3|km|0}} southwest of Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize. The airport was also known as Tower Hill Airport.

The gravel airstrip was refurbished with asphalt in 2014.[http://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/499532/OW_Will_Get_Refurbished_Runway.html Refurbished and renamed] at ambergriscaye.com

The Chetumal VOR-DME (Ident: CTM) is located {{convert|31.2|nmi|km|0}} north-northeast of the airport. The Belize VOR-DME (Ident: BZE) is located {{convert|34.1|nmi|km|0}} south-southeast of the airport.{{cite web |title=Chetumal VOR |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/CTM/Chetumal_VOR-DME_MX/ |website=Our Airports |accessdate=20 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Belize VOR |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/BZE/Belize_VOR-DME_BZ/ |website=Our Airports |accessdate=20 January 2019}}

The original Orange Walk Airport was east of the town, but was closed sometime prior to 2001,Google Earth Historical Imagery (11/2001) 18.075N 88.548W and is now part of a highway bypass.[http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?ORZ Original Orange Walk Airport] at Landings.com

Airlines and destinations

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| Tropic Air | Belize City–International

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See also

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