Closure of The Philip Goldson International Airport in preparation for Tropical Storm Lisa

by McNab Editorial Team

As Tropical Storm Lisa moves towards Belize, the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA ) will close end of day today November 1st.  In anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Lisa, the PGIA will also be closed on Wednesday, 2nd November 2022. The the Philip Goldson International Airport will re-open after the all-clear has been given by NEMO. The Philip Goldson International Airport is Belize’s main airport and the only international airport in the country.

Domestic Airlines

In preparation for Tropical Storm Lisa, flight operations with Maya Island Air will run until 3PM today, November 1st, while operations at Tropic Air are currently scheduled to be suspended at 2PM on November 1st. This will continue until the “all clear” to resume is given by the relevant authorities and flight operations can resume safely.

Archaeological sites

Institute of Archaeology advises that the following Archaeological Reserves  will be closed for business as of November 1 in preparations for Tropical Storm Lisa. This includes Barton Creek, Actun Tunichil Muknal, Serpon Sugar Mill, Cerro Maya and Caracol.  Find out more HERE 

Tropical Storm Lisa and Belize

The National Hurricane Center advises that at At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lisa was about 220 miles (355 km) South of Grand Cayman. Lisa is moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h). This general motion with some decrease in forward speed is forecast during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Lisa will pass south of the Cayman Islands today, move near or over the Bay Islands of Honduras early Wednesday, and approach Belize later on Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Strengthening is expected, and Lisa is forecast to become a hurricane by early Wednesday over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).
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