Nonstop flight route between Placencia, Belize and Lelystad, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(16°32'12"N by 88°21'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E)
Distance from PLJ to LEY:
5,477.44 miles (8,815.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Placencia Airport (PLJ), Placencia, Belize and Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,477 miles (or 8,815 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Placencia Airport and Lelystad Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Placencia Airport and Lelystad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLJ / |
| Airport Name: | Placencia Airport |
| Location: | Placencia, Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°32'12"N by 88°21'42"W |
| Area Served: | Placencia |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLJ |
| More Information: | PLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEY / EHLE |
| Airport Name: | Lelystad Airport |
| Location: | Lelystad, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -12 feet (-4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEY |
| More Information: | LEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Placencia Airport (PLJ):
- The furthest airport from Placencia Airport (PLJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,977 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Placencia Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Placencia Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Due to the typical sea breeze, takeoffs and landings are typically done east-bound.
- The closest airport to Placencia Airport (PLJ) is Independence Airport (INB), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PLJ.
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- Because of Lelystad Airport's relatively low elevation of -12 feet, planes can take off or land at Lelystad Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- As Lelystad is the biggest General Aviation airfield in the Netherlands, AOPA is concerned that commercial aviation will have a negative impact on the General Aviation users, and has proposed the construction of a new parallel runway south of the airport to improve traffic flow.
- Because of the museum, various aviation events are frequently held at the airport.
- In 1966 it was decided that the newly created Flevopolder required one central airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.40 miles (5.47 km) WSW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize |     |
| 2 | 3.92 miles (6.30 km) WSW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 3 | 31.97 miles (51.45 km) NNE | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 4 | 32.53 miles (52.35 km) N | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 5 | 68.60 miles (110.40 km) N | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 6 | 69.34 miles (111.59 km) N | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 7 | 80.36 miles (129.33 km) SSE | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 8 | 83.16 miles (133.83 km) NNE | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 9 | 85.63 miles (137.82 km) NNE | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 10 | 98.57 miles (158.63 km) NNE | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 11 | 102.92 miles (165.63 km) WNW | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 12 | 114.22 miles (183.83 km) ESE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 13 | 122.85 miles (197.70 km) E | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 14 | 126.57 miles (203.70 km) N | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 15 | 127.54 miles (205.25 km) N | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.48 miles (19,275.84 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,403.88 miles (18,352.71 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,299.35 miles (18,184.49 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,298.51 miles (18,183.15 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,235.83 miles (18,082.27 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,232.71 miles (18,077.25 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,200.92 miles (18,026.09 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,199.72 miles (18,024.16 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,192.16 miles (18,012.00 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,184.86 miles (18,000.25 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,170.89 miles (17,977.75 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,148.35 miles (17,941.48 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,145.60 miles (17,937.06 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,142.65 miles (17,932.31 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,122.83 miles (17,900.41 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.85 miles (54.48 km) WSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) NW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) WSW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) N | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 57.79 miles (93.00 km) SW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 58.85 miles (94.71 km) ESE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.69 miles (102.50 km) NE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) SSE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.70 miles (107.34 km) SSW | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 70.11 miles (112.82 km) S | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) E | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.20 miles (138.73 km) SW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 88.96 miles (143.17 km) SSW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 15 | 92.55 miles (148.94 km) NNE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,832.22 miles (19,042.07 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,613.08 miles (18,689.40 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,601.82 miles (18,671.27 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,575.89 miles (18,629.54 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,574.43 miles (18,627.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,573.62 miles (18,625.89 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,571.15 miles (18,621.92 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,560.76 miles (18,605.20 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,550.81 miles (18,589.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,549.63 miles (18,587.29 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,523.96 miles (18,545.98 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,518.68 miles (18,537.48 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,518.10 miles (18,536.54 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,517.09 miles (18,534.91 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,516.80 miles (18,534.45 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |