LPB · La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia
El Alto International Airport.
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El Alto International Airport
Airport serving La Paz, Bolivia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LPB
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 6184; ident SLLP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
naabol.gob.bo
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
El Alto International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LPB / SLLP
OurAirports ident
SLLP
GPS / local code
SLLP
ISO region
BO-L
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
naabol.gob.bo
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1142225
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--BOT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
BOT
America/La_Paz · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.4 km
Approximate distance to central La Paz / El Alto.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Sucre
Languages
Aymara, Guaraní
Currency
BOB (Bs.)
Country area
1,098,581 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
concrete, GRE
Opened / operator
1965 · Abertis
Owner / entity
Bolivia
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
El Alto International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia. La Paz / El Alto's built-up core sits roughly 4.4 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/La_Paz (UTC-04:00, BOT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
El Alto International Airport (LPB / SLLP) is at 16.5103° S, 68.1894° W, elevation 13,355 ft (4,071 m), serving La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
La Paz / El Alto is in Bolivia (capital Sucre); on America/La_Paz (BOT, UTC-04:00); working languages: Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua; currency: BOB (Bs.).
Distance from central La Paz / El Alto: 4 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LPB.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
El Alto International Airport (LPB / SLLP)
El Alto International Airport · Airport serving La Paz, Bolivia
Source identifiers
SLLP · SLLP · BO-L
naabol.gob.bo · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located in the city of El Alto, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of La Paz.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. La Paz
la-paz · 4.4 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 2,004,652 · city coordinates -16.5000, -68.1500
2. Achocalla
achocalla · 8.2 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 19,583 · city coordinates -16.5739, -68.1511
3. Viacha
viacha · 20 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 86,218 · city coordinates -16.6500, -68.3000
4. Laja
laja · 21 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 18,023 · city coordinates -16.5333, -68.3833
5. Caranavi
caranavi · 100 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 45,747 · city coordinates -15.8340, -67.5659
6. Oruro
oruro · 200 km from LPB
Bolivia · America/La_Paz · +0h · population 208,684 · city coordinates -17.9715, -67.0932
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. COR SACO
Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · Cordoba
1695 km from LPB · America/Argentina/Cordoba · +1h · elevation 1,604 ft (489 m) · airport coordinates -31.3123, -64.2083
2. MAO SBEG
Eduardo Gomes International Airport · Manaus
1742 km from LPB · America/Manaus · +0h · elevation 264 ft (80 m) · airport coordinates -3.0386, -60.0497
3. SCL SCEL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Santiago
1895 km from LPB · America/Santiago · +1h · elevation 1,555 ft (474 m) · airport coordinates -33.3930, -70.7858
Route-time reference set
1. LPB-COR
Cordoba · 1695 km · 2h 59m
America/Argentina/Cordoba · +1h from LPB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LPB-MAO
Manaus · 1742 km · 3h 2m
America/Manaus · +0h from LPB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LPB-SCL
Santiago · 1895 km · 3h 14m
America/Santiago · +1h from LPB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete, GRE
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LPB.
Runway identifiers
10/28 · 10L/28R
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
LPB sits in Bolivia (Plurinational State of Bolivia), whose capital is Sucre. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Americas, South America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua, Spanish. Currency context: BOB (Bs.). LPB is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located in the city of El Alto, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of La Paz.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1142225 · El Alto International Airport. Owner / owning body: Bolivia. Administrative area: El Alto. Named after: El Alto
Field and clock profile
El Alto International Airport is a high-altitude field at 13,355 ft (4,071 m), positioned at 16.5103° S, 68.1894° W in the Southern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses America/La_Paz (BOT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
La Paz is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.4 km. COR Cordoba is the closest retained airport alternative at 1695 km.
Country airport peers
LPB has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
LPB-COR Cordoba: 1695 km, about 2h 59m, +1h. LPB-MAO Manaus: 1742 km, about 3h 2m, +0h. LPB-SCL Santiago: 1895 km, about 3h 14m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident SLLP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. naabol.gob.bo is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
10/28, 10L/28R
OurAirports classifies LPB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for La Paz / El Alto.
LPB (SLLP) is a high-altitude field at 13,355 ft (4,071 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LPB sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LPB's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete, GRE.
Abertis is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LPB.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at naabol.gob.bo, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LPB
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LPB uses America/La_Paz (BOT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
El Alto International Airport is about 4.4 km from central La Paz / El Alto; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
COR Cordoba is the closest retained alternate at 1695 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
naabol.gob.bo is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LPB inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LPB ranks #1 in the curated Bolivia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
LPB has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/La_Paz a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LPB is 13,355 ft (4,071 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TLC 8,466 ft (2,580 m) (4889 ft delta) · UIO 7,841 ft (2,390 m) (5514 ft delta) · ADD 7,630 ft (2,326 m) (5725 ft delta) · NLU 7,369 ft (2,246 m) (5986 ft delta) · PBC 7,361 ft (2,244 m) (5994 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LPB's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are COR 1695 km +1h · MAO 1742 km +0h · SCL 1895 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordoba | COR | 1695 km | 2h 59m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Manaus | MAO | 1742 km | 3h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Santiago | SCL | 1895 km | 3h 14m | +1h | --:--:-- |
LPB to COR
Cordoba
Distance 1695 km; estimated travel window 2h 59m; destination zone America/Argentina/Cordoba is +1h from LPB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LPB to MAO
Manaus
Distance 1742 km; estimated travel window 3h 2m; destination zone America/Manaus is +0h from LPB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LPB to SCL
Santiago
Distance 1895 km; estimated travel window 3h 14m; destination zone America/Santiago is +1h from LPB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central La Paz / El Alto is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
La Paz is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
El Alto International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LPB, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
La Paz
la-paz · 4.4 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Achocalla
achocalla · 8.2 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Viacha
viacha · 20 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Laja
laja · 21 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Caranavi
caranavi · 100 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oruro
oruro · 200 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sipe Sipe
sipe-sipe · 221 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vinto
vinto · 222 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Quillacollo
quillacollo · 226 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tiquipaya
tiquipaya · 229 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Colcapirhua
colcapirhua · 229 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cochabamba
cochabamba · 237 km · America/La_Paz
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
El Alto International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cordoba (COR), Manaus (MAO), Santiago (SCL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 10/28, 10L/28R.
- Runway surfaces: concrete, GRE; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Abertis.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1965.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LPB. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportCOR
Cordoba · large airport
- Distance
- 1695 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 1,604 ft (489 m)
Compare against COR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Eduardo Gomes International AirportMAO
Manaus · large airport
- Distance
- 1742 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 264 ft (80 m)
Compare against MAO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSCL
Santiago · large airport
- Distance
- 1895 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 1,555 ft (474 m)
Compare against SCL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is El Alto International Airport (LPB) in?▾
El Alto International Airport is in the America/La_Paz timezone (UTC-04:00, BOT).
What are the codes for El Alto International Airport?▾
El Alto International Airport uses IATA code LPB and ICAO code SLLP.
Where is El Alto International Airport located?▾
El Alto International Airport is located in La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia at coordinates 16.5103° S, 68.1894° W, with an elevation of 13,355 ft (4,071 m) (high-altitude field in the tropics).
How far is El Alto International Airport from central La Paz / El Alto?▾
El Alto International Airport sits roughly 4.4 km from the nearest mapped city center for La Paz / El Alto.
Which route reference is most useful from LPB?▾
Cordoba (COR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 59m, destination timezone America/Argentina/Cordoba, and a +1h difference from LPB.
How many runways does El Alto International Airport have?▾
El Alto International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 10/28, 10L/28R.