 
Travel Options
U.S. Airways serves 26 cities throughout the Caribbean plus service to and from eleven major capitals in Europe and 17 states in the United States. U.S. Airways service to Belize is from its Charlotte, North Carolina hub to Belize City with several daily flights.(Despite of its current economic difficulties, U.S. Airways is still very much in the air and is fully committed to honoring its commitments to its passengers. Reports are that it may drop some of its European gateways and will enhance its Caribbean destinations.)
Coppola Resorts will provide land transfers between all its three lodges, and at additional cost can provide air transfers on Sofia, its private aircraft. For the adventurous, reliable public bus transportation is available from Belize City to San Ignacio in the vicinity of Blancaneaux Lodge.
The best option for those with limited time is to fly Tropic Air, Belize's regional airline, providing prompt, courteous, scheduled small-plane service to most of the major cities and towns in Belize as well as two daily flights from Belize City directly to Flores, Guatemala, the closest city to Tikal. Founded in 1979, it is the first regional airline in Belize and flies state-of-the-art Cessna Caravans. In addition to flying internationally to Tikal in Guatemala, Tropic Air has scheduled flights from Belize City to San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Placencia, Dangriga, Corozal, Orange Walk and Cayo inside Belize. For those with more time to explore Belize, Tropic Air offers a series of packaged tours to all of its destinations and their many attractions.
One suggested strategy for getting to Tikal is to fly Tropic Air from Belize City to Placencia (Turtle Inn), rely on ground transfer from Turtle Inn to Blancaneaux Lodge, then rely on ground transfer from Blancaneaux Lodge to cross the border to La Lancha in Guatemala. Yet another option for those whose main interest is in Tikal is to fly on Tropic Air directly from Belize City to Flores Airport in Guatemala, close to Tikal, with accommodations at La Lancha, at Flores hotels or at the excellent Camino Real Resort at Lake Petén Itzá. The most rapid and convenient return to Belize City from Flores to connect with your U.S. Airways flight back home is on one of Tropic Air's two daily one-hour flights.
 
Be aware that crossing the border into Guatemala requires the payment of a Belize exit tax and departing from Guatemala back into Belize requires payment of a Guatemala exit tax. Then, even for transit passengers, departing Belize for the United States requires payment of yet another Belize exit tax.
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