Placencia Airport

PLJ · Stann Creek, Belize

About Placencia Airport

ID BZ-0025
Local ID PLJ
IATA PLJ
FIR Central American FIR
Region Stann Creek
Country Belize
Runways 8/26
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 16.53696, -88.36151   163213N 0882141W
Coordinates (Center) 16.53664, -88.36322   163212N 0882148W
Variation 1.1° W (2024)
Timezone Belize (-6 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 05:49

Placencia Airport

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. Nearby other airfields are Big Creek Airport, Independence Airport, Silver Creek Airport, Silver Creek Airport and Dangriga Airport.

Placencia Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Puerto Barrios Airport, which is 93 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Central American.

Placencia Airport is in the timezone of America/Belize. Difference with UTC is -6 h. 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.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
8 076° 077° 16.5375 -88.3595 811 m
26 256° 257° 16.5358 -88.3669

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Big Creek Airport BZ-0017 5.3 km 249°
Independence Airport BZ-0022 8.4 km 268°
Silver Creek Airport BZ-0037 21 km 006°
Silver Creek Airport BZ-0031 21 km 358°
Dangriga Airport BZ-0021 52 km 015°
Melinda Airport BZ-0023 52 km 005°
Punta Gorda Airport BZ-0026 68 km 224°
Guacamallo Bridge Helipad BZ-0013 81 km 296°
Privassion Airstrip BZ-0007 84 km 311°

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