Travel guide: Caye Chapel, Belize (CYC)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Caye Chapel, Belize — what to expect on the ground. Caye Chapel sits in Belize (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code CYC serves the area. Local timezone is America/Belize, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 17.67°, -88.83° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionBelize, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code CYC
- TimezoneAmerica/Belize
- Coordinates17.67, -88.83
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
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CYC is the airport code for the airstrip on Caye Chapel, a small private island off the coast of Belize, in the Caribbean, lying just south of the popular island of Caye Caulker and north of Belize City. Caye Chapel is a low, sandy island fringed by white beaches, set behind the great Belize Barrier Reef, part of the Mesoamerican Reef, the second-longest barrier reef in the world and a magnet for diving and snorkelling. The island is a private resort island, with an airstrip and a golf course, being developed as an exclusive retreat, and lies within easy reach of the reef, the cayes and famous dive sites of Belize. Caye Chapel is reached by small aircraft to its airstrip and by boat from Belize City and the nearby cayes. The climate is warm and tropical, with a hurricane season later in the year.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CYC airport?
CYC is the code for the airstrip on Caye Chapel, a small private island off the coast of Belize, south of Caye Caulker and north of Belize City. It serves the island by small aircraft. The main gateway to Belize is the international airport near Belize City, from where the cayes are reached by air or boat.
Where is Caye Chapel?
Caye Chapel is a small private island in the Caribbean off the coast of Belize, lying about three miles south of Caye Caulker and some sixteen miles from Belize City. It sits behind the Belize Barrier Reef, part of the great Mesoamerican Reef, in the warm, shallow waters of the coast.
How do you get to Caye Chapel?
Caye Chapel is reached by small aircraft to its airstrip and by boat from Belize City and the neighbouring cayes such as Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye. Most visitors to Belize arrive at the international airport near Belize City, then continue to the cayes by light plane or water taxi.
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