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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↑, Chulumani at 45mi↑, Achacachi at 46mi↑,→ 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
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Aviation weather for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
METAR for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
SLLP 281400Z 09005KT 9999 FEW004 SCT015 BKN070 10/05 Q1040
Decoded METAR for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
METAR issued by SLLP on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 23 hours and 50 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 10°C = 50°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
QNH is 1040hPa = 30.71inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 90°.
Clouds : few clouds at 400ft = 120m. scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m. broken at 7000ft = 2130m.
TAF for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
SLLP 281000Z 2812/2912 VRB02KT 4000 BCFG FEW002 BKN010 TX14/2819Z TN02/2910Z BECMG 2813/2815 14010KT 9999 NSW SCT015 FEW017CB TEMPO 2818/2822 TSRA BECMG 2823/2902 08006KT BECMG 2904/2908 3000 BCFG FEW002 BKN010
Decoded TAF for El Alto International airport SLLP LPB
TAF issued by SLLP on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 3 hours and 50 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, April 28, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, April 28, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
2812/2912 VRB02KT 4000 BCFG FEW002 BKN010 TX14/2819Z TN02/2910Z
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
patches fog
few clouds at 200ft = 60m broken at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Monday, April 28, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, April 28, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2813/2815 14010KT 9999 NSW SCT015 FEW017CB
no significant weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m few clouds at 1700ft = 520m
temporarily from Monday, April 28, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, April 28, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2818/2822 TSRA
thunderstorm rain
becoming from Monday, April 28, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, April 29, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2823/2902 08006KT
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 80°
becoming from Tuesday, April 29, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Tuesday, April 29, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2904/2908 3000 BCFG FEW002 BKN010
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
patches fog
few clouds at 200ft = 60m broken at 1000ft = 300m
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
- Charaña airport (SLCN ) at 111mi↑NOTAM
- Turco airport (SLTU ) at 116mi↑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