Ambergris Today reports that San Pedro's mayor, Wally Nuñez, has issued a clarification regarding the local airport — a topic that matters to pretty much everyone who touches down on Belize's most popular island. The source article itself arrives behind a redirect notice, so the fine print of the mayor's statement isn't fully visible in the text we received, but the subject line alone points to ongoing public discussion about how the airstrip serving San Pedro town is being run, funded or possibly upgraded.
That kind of clarification is worth flagging for a simple reason: almost every international visitor to Ambergris Caye passes through it. Fly into Belize City's Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport and the fastest way to the island is a short hop on a Cessna with Tropic Air or Maya Island Air — roughly 15 to 20 minutes, with departures every hour or so through the day. The alternative is a water taxi from Belize City or Chetumal, which takes longer but costs less and gets you to the same stretch of white sand and golf-cart streets.
Island airstrips like San Pedro's are small, busy and politically sensitive. Any talk of changes — expansion, new fees, management shifts, runway work — ripples quickly through tourism-dependent communities, and local officials often step in to set the record straight before rumours harden into trip-ruining assumptions. For now, the practical takeaway for travellers is that service continues as normal: two airlines, frequent flights, and a landing strip a stone's throw from town, close enough that many hotels send a golf cart to collect you.
If you're planning an Ambergris Caye trip, don't overthink the airport question. Book the domestic hop if you value time, take the boat if you value budget, and keep an eye on local outlets like Ambergris Today if you want the latest on any formal announcements from the town council. For the mayor's actual remarks, the full statement lives on the Ambergris Today website.
