Airports / Bolivia / LPB
El Alto International Airport
SLLP / LPBLa Paz / El Alto, BoliviaELEV 13,355 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
108 nm
To the nearest alternate
Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU).
Overview
El Alto International Airport (SLLP / LPB) sits in La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 13,355 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LPB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU, 108 nm), Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB, 128 nm), and Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL, 130 nm).
Charter pricing from LPB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from La Paz / El Alto.
Field capability
ICAO
SLLP
IATA
LPB
FAA / Local
SLLP
Elevation
13,355 ft
Coordinates
16.5103° S · 68.1894° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bolivia fields
state range 440–13,355 ft
At 13,355 ft, LPB sits higher than 95% of the 20 Bolivia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 108nmORUJuan Mendoza International AirportOruro
- 128nmCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba
- 130nmJULInca Manco Capac International AirportJuliaca
- 151nmTCQCoronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTacna
- 165nmARIChacalluta International AirportArica
- 194nmILQGeneral Jorge Fernandez Maldon AirportIlo
Location
Open the full mapSLLP · El Alto International Airport · La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia