# Placencia Airport (PLJ)

> Placencia, BZ · IATA: PLJ · ICAO: MZPL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PLJ` |
| ICAO | `MZPL` |
| City | Placencia |
| Country | BZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 16.53696, -88.36151 |

## Description

On a slim peninsula along Belize's southern coast, Placencia Airport (PLJ, ICAO: MZPL) is a holiday airfield wrapped in beach resorts. Tropic Air and Maya Island Air fly mostly vacationers to and from Belize City — together running well over 100 weekly flights on the route — and freight is all but absent. There is no cargo terminal and no customs post; goods for the area arrive by truck on the Southern Highway or as air cargo via Philip S. W. Goldson International (BZE). For logistics purposes, PLJ is a tourist feeder with no cargo role.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/placencia-airport-plj](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/placencia-airport-plj)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/placencia-airport-plj/llm-summary*