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.
METAR SLLP 292100Z 29005KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 15/M00 Q1034 NOSIG
TAF SLLP 291600Z 2918/3018 25008KT 9999 SCT017 TX15/2919Z TN00/3010Z BECMG 2919/2921 14010KT BECMG 2923/3003 08006KT 3000 BCFG FEW002 BKN010 BECMG 3012/3015 14010KT 9999 NSW SCT015
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