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El Alto International airport in La Paz (Bolivia)
This airport is located at high altitude. It is one of the highest airports in the world.
El Alto International airport is located near La Paz, with Villa Pacajes at 1mi↑, La Paz at 3mi↑, Tiahuanaco at 34mi↑, Coroico at 38mi↑, Huatajata at 39mi↑, Coripata at 42mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Bolivia and Southernmost airports in Bolivia
→ See also airports in Bolivia
aerial view of El Alto International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SLLP
- IATA code : LPB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 4071 m = 13356ft
→ See also Highest airports in Bolivia and Lowest airports in Bolivia
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 4000m = 13123ft
- runway 10L/28R : 2050m = 6726ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Bolivia
Coming to El Alto International airport
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By plane :
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- Juan Mendoza airport at 124mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
METAR for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
SLLP 040300Z 05011KT 9999 NSC 04/M24 Q1042
Decoded METAR for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
METAR issued by SLLP on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 03:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 35 hours and -1413 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 4°C = 39°F, dew point is -24°C = -11°F. The air is very dry : relative air humidity is 11 %.
QNH is 1042hPa = 30.77inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 50°.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
TAF for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
SLLP 032200Z 0400/0424 07006KT 9999 FEW015 TX14/0419Z TNM06/0411Z BECMG 0404/0405 VRB02KT BECMG 0413/0416 14010KT
Decoded TAF for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
TAF issued by SLLP on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 22:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 16 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
0400/0424 07006KT 9999 FEW015 TX14/0419Z TNM06/0411Z
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 70°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m
becoming from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0404/0405 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
becoming from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0413/0416 14010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 140°
VAC for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for El Alto International airport
Around El Alto International airport in La Paz (Bolivia)
near
- Hotels in Villa Pacajes
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 3927mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 3975mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5832mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5875mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5875mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 5875mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 5876mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 5876mi↑
- San Sebastian at 5876mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 5892mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5892mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5893mi↑
- for El Alto International airport at 0mi↑
- for Laja airport at 7mi↑
- for Copacabana airport at 64mi↑
nearest airports to El Alto International airport in La Paz (Bolivia)
- Laja airport (SLLJ ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Copacabana airport (SLCC ) at 64mi↑NOTAM
- Villa Aroma airport (SLVA ) at 66mi↑NOTAM
- Caranavi airport (SLVI ) at 67mi↑NOTAM
- Teoponte airport (SLTE ) at 74mi↑NOTAM
- Santa Ana de Huachi airport (SLSH ) at 85mi↑NOTAM
- Covendo airport (SLVD ) at 87mi↑NOTAM
- Totora airport (SLTO ) at 89mi↑NOTAM
- Intiraymi airport (SLIY ) at 102mi↑NOTAM
- Curahuara de Carangas airport (SLUK ) at 103mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Bolivia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap