Placencia Airport

PLJ · Stann Creek, Belize

The METAR station used is 129 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Placencia Airport 8/26
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort


2 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 8,000
METAR MHLM 061100Z VRB02KT 8000 SCT024 BKN080 26/24 Q1010 A2983 NOSIG

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 Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport on May 6, 2024 05:00, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 8 km.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 8,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 8,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 26 °C. The dew point is 24 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. 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° 2 kt 97 %

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

2,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
8,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 26 °C
Dewpoint 24 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:25
Midday
11:48
Sunset
18:11 (12:29h)

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