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  "response": {
    "Key": "NYC-BZ",
    "orig": {
      "code": "NYC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "New York City",
      "fullCity": "New York City, New York",
      "airport": "John F Kennedy Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "BZ",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Belize"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Belize can I fly to from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City you fly into Belize City's Philip Goldson International Airport, the country's main international gateway. Non-stop flights are limited, so most itineraries involve a connection through Miami, Atlanta, or Houston. From Belize City, you can take a short domestic flight or ferry to popular cayes like Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, or to Placencia for beaches and diving."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from New York City to Belize?",
        "answer": "From New York City to Belize, non-stop flights to Belize City take about 4 hours 45 minutes to 5 hours. One-stop itineraries often range from 6 to 8 hours, with westbound returns sometimes slightly shorter due to tailwinds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from New York City to Belize?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from New York City to Belize are available on a seasonal or limited basis, typically to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport near Belize City. When operating, these flights take about 4½ hours. If not available on your dates, common one-stop routings connect through Houston, Miami or Atlanta, with total travel times around 6 to 8 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from New York City to Belize?",
        "answer": "From NYC to Belize you can fly nonstop on United and JetBlue, or connect via hubs on American, Delta, Southwest, and Copa."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from New York City to Belize?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from New York City to Belize are May and April, with shoulder months like February, October, March, and November offering moderate fares, while peak summer (July–August) and the December holidays are the most expensive. Booking 3–6 weeks ahead yields the best rates, and departing on a Friday or Thursday tends to be cheaper than weekend flights, with morning departures offering the lowest fares.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from New York City to Belize?",
        "answer": "For flights from New York City to Belize, the optimal booking window is about 3 to 6 weeks before departure, when fares average around $555, with the lowest prices typically appearing around 25 days out at $549.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Belize?",
        "answer": "In Belize, most visitors fly into Belize City then head to Ambergris Caye for diving and beaches, Caye Caulker for a laid-back vibe, Placencia for coastal resorts and San Ignacio for jungle adventures and Maya ruins."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Belize are best to fly into from New York City?",
        "answer": "From New York City to Belize, Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport near Belize City is the main gateway and handles all long-haul flights from the U.S. It is the best choice for reaching the cayes, mainland resorts, or continuing on to Guatemala. Smaller domestic airports like San Pedro or Placencia require a connection in Belize City."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Belize?",
        "answer": "Belize is best visited from late November to April for dry, sunny weather, though this is the busiest and priciest time. May and June offer a good balance with lower prices and still mostly dry conditions before the rainier season peaks."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to John F Kennedy Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From Midtown Manhattan, the AirTrain combined with the subway or Long Island Rail Road is a popular and reliable public transit option, while licensed yellow taxis offer a flat-rate ride directly to your terminal. Ride-share apps like Uber and Lyft are widely used and pick up at designated areas, and shared shuttles provide a lower-cost alternative. Driving yourself is possible but traffic can be heavy and parking is expensive, so most travelers opt for transit, taxi, or ride-share for convenience.",
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          {
            "url": "http://jfkairport.com/transportation",
            "title": "Transportation Options - JFK Airport",
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            "time_published": "2025-12-23T18:54:39Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://jfkairport.com/transportation/ride-share-services",
            "title": "Ride Share Information - JFK Airport",
            "favicon": "https://jfkairport.com/images/shared/favicon/jfk_favicon.ico",
            "time_published": "2025-11-07T16:18:43Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97218&diff=1343981798&oldid=1343041901&title=John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport: Difference between revisions",
            "time_published": "2026-03-17T15:31:18Z"
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          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20F.%20Kennedy%20International%20Airport",
            "title": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-30T21:30:04Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://portfolio.panynj.gov/2015/12/15/jfk-five-things-ok-technically-six-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/",
            "title": "JFK: Five Things (OK, Technically Six Things) You Probably Didn’t Know About John F. Kennedy International Airport |",
            "time_published": "2015-12-15T15:00:57Z"
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        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
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  }
}