Travel guide: Melinda, Belize (MDB)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Melinda, Belize — what to expect on the ground. Melinda sits in Belize (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code MDB serves the area. Local timezone is America/Belize, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 17.00°, -88.32° — 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 MDB
- TimezoneAmerica/Belize
- Coordinates17.00, -88.32
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
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MDB is the airport code for the airport serving Dangriga, a town on the Caribbean coast of southern Belize, in the Stann Creek district, at the mouth of the North Stann Creek river. Sometimes known by the name of the nearby Melinda area, the airport is the main air gateway to this part of the coast. Dangriga is often called the cultural capital of the Garifuna people, an Afro-indigenous community with their own language, music and drumming, and the town is famous for its lively drumming and its punta music. The wider Stann Creek district is a gateway to some of the finest nature in Belize, including the beach village of Hopkins and the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, a rainforest reserve famous for its jaguars. Dangriga is reached by short flights from Belize City into its airport and by coastal road. The climate is hot, humid and tropical, with a long rainy season.
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Frequently asked questions
What is MDB airport?
MDB is the code for the airport serving Dangriga, on the Caribbean coast of southern Belize, sometimes known by the name of the nearby Melinda area. It is a small airport connecting Dangriga and the Stann Creek coast with Belize City by short domestic flights, and is the main air gateway to this part of the country.
Where is Dangriga?
Dangriga is a coastal town in southern Belize, the main town of the Stann Creek district, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the North Stann Creek river. It lies on the central coast of Belize, a region of beaches, rivers and rainforest, south of Belize City and the coastal cayes.
What is the area known for?
Dangriga is known as the cultural capital of the Garifuna people, famous for its drumming and punta music. The surrounding Stann Creek district is a gateway to fine nature and beaches, including the Garifuna village of Hopkins and the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, a rainforest reserve known for its jaguars.
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