Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Potosi airport (Bolivia) / ICAO SLPO/ IATA POI
This airport is located at high altitude. It is one of the highest airports in the world.
Potosi airport (Bolivia) is located close to Potosí, Estancia Kharachi Pampa at 1 mile↑, Potosi at 3 mile↑, Betanzos at 18 mile↑, Huayllas at 37 mile↑, Yotala at 37 mile↑, Potolo at 39 mile↑, Maragua at 39 mile↑, Pulqui at 39 mile↑, Chaunaca at 43 mile↑, El Tejar at 45 mile↑,
Elevation : 3939 m = 12923 ft
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 2783 m = 9131 ft
aerial view of Potosi
METAR for Potosi airport - SLPO
SLPO 031300Z 06006KT 6000 VCSH FEW002 BKN012 BKN070 10/06 Q1036
Decoded METAR for Potosi Airport (Bolivia)
METAR issued by SLPO on Friday 3rd of December 2021 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 46 days and 1116 hours and -66202 minutes ago.
Visibility is 6 km = 4 mile.
Temperature is 10 °C = 50 °F and dew point is 6 °C = 43 °F . This correspond to 76% relative humidity.
QNH is 1036 mb = 30.59 inHg
Wind speed is 11 km/h = 6 kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : few clouds at 200 ft = 60 m. broken at 1200 ft = 370 m. broken at 7000 ft = 2130 m.
VC shower
TAF for Potosi airport - SLPO
No TAF but aviation weather is available at for Alcantarí airport (SLAL) at 69 km↑
close by
nearest airports to Potosi
- for Alcantarí airport (SLAL) at 43 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Juana Azurduy de Padilla International airport (SLSU) at 47 mile↑
- for Collpani airport (SLCL) at 82 mile↑
- for Copaquilla airport (SLLQ) at 90 mile↑
- for Padilla airport (SLPL) at 95 mile↑
- for Uyuni airport (SLUY) at 96 mile↑
- for Cerdas airport (SLCS) at 98 mile↑
- for Aiquile airport (SLAQ) at 98 mile↑
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)