Placencia Airport

PLJ · Stann Creek, Belize

The METAR station used is 93 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 090° Placencia Airport 8/26
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

1 kt
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SCT 1,800
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BKN 20,000
METAR MGPB 061500Z 09004KT 8000 SCT018 BKN200 31/26 Q1010 A2983 HZ

METAR Placencia Airport - PLJ

Placencia Airport is a midsized airport in Stann Creek, Belize. The airport is located at latitude 16.53664 and longitude -88.36322. The airport has one runway: 8/26. This airport has no ICAO code, we use BZ-0025 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is PLJ. The airport's IATA code is PLJ. The airport is in the Central American FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Puerto Barrios Airport on May 6, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 090° with a speed of 4 kt.

Visibility is 8 km.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 20,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 20,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 31 °C. The heat index is 39. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 75%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:14. This applies to Placencia Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 076°-256° 4 kt 24 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
20,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 31 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 75%
Heat index 39 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:27
Midday
11:50
Sunset
18:14 (8:49h)

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