AirportsPlacencia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Placencia, in Stann Creek District, Belize. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLJ
- ICAO code
- MZPL
- City
- Placencia
- State or region
- Stann Creek District
- Country
- Belize
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.5370° N, 88.3615° W
- Elevation
- 1 m (3 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 650 m (2,133 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLJ means Placencia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MZPL. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.5370° N, 88.3615° W. It stands 1 metres (3 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Puerto Cortez, about 92 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guatemala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Placencia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 650 metres (2,133 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 650 m 2,133 ft | 20 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Big Creek AirportBig Creek | BGK | 5 km |
| Independence AirportIndependence | INB | 9 km |
| Dangriga AirportDangriga | DGA | 51 km |
| Punta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda | PND | 68 km |
| Puerto Barrios AirportPuerto Barrios, Guatemala | PBR | 93 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,763 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,554 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,931 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,434 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,025 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,567 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,608 km | 21 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,319 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,811 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.