Belize City – Cancún

🌎 Countries along the route

🇧🇿 Belize

• Departure from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (MZBZ), located in the wide delta of the Belize River
• The flight heads northeast – first over the river lagoon, then transitioning into the Caribbean Sea
• A short detour east allows a flyover of Ambergris Caye, the largest Belizean island, with San Pedro as its center
• From the air, the Belize Barrier Reef stands out – the second largest in the world – with turquoise waters, white sands, and coral formations
• Continuing along the coast toward the northern border of Belize, we pass over Corozal Bay, where the landscape shifts from mangroves to low pasturelands

🇲🇽 Mexico

• Entry into Mexican airspace occurs near Chetumal, located by the lagoon of the same name
• Further west, the freshwater Bacalar Lagoon, known as the “Lagoon of Seven Colors,” is visible – with varying shades of blue apparent even from high above
• The route north continues over mahogany forests of Quintana Roo, interrupted only by occasional roads and small Maya villages
• Tulum – with its iconic cliff‑top ruins – comes into view
• Final approach to Cancún International Airport (MMUN) passes over an extensive system of lagoons, hotel zones, and the Caribbean Sea

📍 Points of interest along the route

🏝️ Ambergris Caye & Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Belize)

• Coastal area dotted with lagoons, sandy shoals, and coral islets
• San Pedro is recognizable from above by its grid streets and a pier stretching into the sea

Belize Barrier Reef

• From the air, the reef’s lines, seabed fractures, and transitions between deep and shallow waters are clearly visible
• A unique natural wonder and UNESCO World Heritage Site

🏞️ Bacalar Lagoon (Mexico)

• A lake with multiple blue hues – from the air it resembles the Caribbean Sea, yet it is a freshwater lagoon
• Locals call it the “Lagoon of Seven Colors”

🏛️ Tulum

• Maya ruins built on white limestone cliffs
• A striking contrast with the green jungle and turquoise sea

Cancún

• The hotel zone is easy to identify with its artificially shaped spit of land lining the Nichupté Lagoon

• Distance: 454 km
• Total distance: 33,468 km
• Flight time: 1 hour 10 minutes
• Total flight time: 111 hours 6 minutes