Placencia Airport

Airport

PLJ

Location in Belize

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
08/26	650	2,133	Asphalt

Sources: GCM^[1] Google Maps^[2]

Placencia Airport (IATA: PLJ, ICAO: MZPL) is an airport that serves Placencia, Belize. It has a paved strip and crosses the peninsula from East to West.^[3]

As of December 2012, the runway is paved in good condition. Due to the typical sea breeze, takeoffs and landings are typically done east-bound. Private flights are allowed. Parking should be coordinated with Tropic Air or Maya Island Air. The airport has no security.

Common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) is 122.8 MHz.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Maya Island Air	Belize City–International, Belize City–Municipal, Dangriga, Punta Gorda
Tropic Air	Belize City–International, Belize City–Municipal, Dangriga, Punta Gorda

Accidents and incidents

On 17 November 2017 - A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan of Tropic Air struck a vehicle shortly after take-off for Punta Gorda Airport and subsequently ditched in the sea. All seven people on board, including the Acting Prime Minister of Belize Patrick Faber and Agriculture Minister Godwin Hulse, survived.^[4]

References

^ Airport information for PLJ at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Google Maps - Placencia
^ Landing at Palencia YouTube
^ "Tropic Air Plane, with Ministers and Others Inside, Sinks after Clipping Vehicle at Airstrip". News 5. Great Belize Productions. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.