# El Alto International Airport (LPB / SLLP) **El Alto International Airport** (IATA: LPB, ICAO: SLLP) is a large airport in La Paz / El Alto, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It opened in 1965. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). It is operated by Abertis. In 2008 it handled 950 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LPB / SLLP - Type: Large airport - Operator: Abertis - Owner: Bolivia - Serves: La Paz / El Alto, La Paz Department, Bolivia - Opened: 1965 - Elevation: 4,071 m / 13,355 ft - Coordinates: -16.5103, -68.1894 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft - Passengers: 950,000 (2008) - Time zone: UTC-4 · America/La_Paz - Website: https://naabol.gob.bo/aeropuerto-internacional-el-alto/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Alto_International_Airport (31 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142225 - Weather station: SLLP · WMO 85201 - Ident: SLLP ## Timeline - 1965: El Alto International Airport opens. - 27 Feb 2026: 2026 Bolivian Air Force Hercules C-130 crash. 22 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Concrete | 092° / 272° | yes | | 10L/28R | 2,050 m / 6,725 ft | 91 m / 300 ft | Grass | 098° / 278° | | - 10/28 slopes 1.6%: threshold 10 at 3,996 m / 13,110 ft, threshold 28 at 4,058 m / 13,314 ft. - 10L/28R slopes 1.6%: threshold 10L at 4,024 m / 13,202 ft, threshold 28R at 4,056 m / 13,307 ft. ## Routes 9 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [CBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcb.md) Jorge Wilsterman International Airport · Bolivia · 237 km / 147 mi · EcoJet, Transporte Aéreo Militar - [RBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slrq.md) Rurrenabaque Airport · Bolivia · 243 km / 151 mi · EcoJet - [TDD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sltr.md) Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport · Bolivia · 398 km / 247 mi · EcoJet - [CUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spzo.md) Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport · Peru · 521 km / 324 mi · Avianca - [VVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slvr.md) Viru Viru International Airport · Bolivia · 552 km / 343 mi · EcoJet, Transporte Aéreo Militar - [CIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slco.md) Capitán Aníbal Arab Airport · Bolivia · 612 km / 380 mi · EcoJet, Transporte Aéreo Militar - [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 1,083 km / 673 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru - [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,895 km / 1,177 mi · LATAM Chile - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,448 km / 1,521 mi · Avianca ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LPB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (4) - EPT [Transporte Aéreo Militar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transporte-aereo-militar) · 3 - Z8 [Línea Aérea Amaszonas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/linea-aerea-amaszonas) - [NACIF Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nacif-transportes-aereos) - [SAS - Servicio Aéreo Santiago](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sas-servicio-aereo-santiago) ### Passenger (4) - 8J [EcoJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ecojet) · 5 - AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 2 - LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1 - [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1 Former hub of [Air Beni](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-beni), [CAMBA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/camba), [Frigorifico Reyes](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frigorifico-reyes), [Frigorifico Santa Rita](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frigorifico-santa-rita). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 950K (2008) | =839 of 3,974 | #66 in South America | #2 in BO | | Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =3 in South America | =1 in BO | | Elevation | 4,071 m / 13,355 ft | #19 of 43,403 | #7 in South America | #2 in BO | | Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =81 in South America | #3 in BO | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in BO | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | LA PAZ APP | 119.500 | | GCCD | GND | 121.900 | | INFO | LA PAZ FIS | 127.100 | | RDO | LA PAZ RDO | 662.200 | | TWR | LA PAZ TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [SLLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllj.md) Laja Airport · 12 km / 7.5 mi - [SLVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slva.md) Villa Aroma Airport · 101 km / 63 mi - [SLCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcc.md) Copacabana Airport · 103 km / 64 mi - [SLVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slvi.md) Caranavi Airport · 108 km / 67 mi - [SLTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slte.md) Teoponte Airport · 119 km / 74 mi - [SLSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slsh.md) Santa Ana De Huachi Airport · 138 km / 86 mi ## In collections - [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #6 ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “El Alto International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Alto_International_Airport&oldid=1373870969), revision of 8 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllp/data