Placencia Airport

IATA PLJICAO MZPLMedium airport

Placencia Airport is a medium airport near Placencia in Stann Creek District, Belize. It is listed as IATA PLJ and ICAO MZPL. The airport is located at 16.5370° / -88.3615° at an elevation of 1 m (3 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 650 m. The nearest airport is Big Creek Airport, 5.3 km (3 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Placencia Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Placencia Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`PLJ`
ICAO code	`MZPL`
Local code	`PLJ`
Identifier	`MZPL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Placencia
Region	Stann Creek District
Country	Belize
Coordinates	16.53696, -88.36151
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	16° 32′ 13.05″ N 88° 21′ 41.44″ W
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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