Medium Regional Airport • La Paz / El Alto, L, BO
Elevation: 13,355 ft (4071 m) • -16.5133, -68.1923
El Alto International Airport (SLLP / LPB) is a medium regional airport serving La Paz / El Alto, L, BO, situated at an elevation of 13,355 ft (4071 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.7° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SLLP 242000Z 26012KT 9999 FEW020 11/M19 Q1033 NOSIG
TAF SLLP 241600Z 2418/2518 26012KT 9999 NSC TX12/2419Z TNM03/2510Z TEMPO 2419/2422 28015G25KT BECMG 2501/2505 VRB02KT BECMG 2512/2515 26010KT
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM