El Alto International Airport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| el Alto International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LPB - ICAO: SLLP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | abertis airports (Abertis) | ||
| Serves | La Paz | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13,325 ft (4,061 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 13,123 | 4,000 | Concrete |
| 10L/28R | 6,725 | 2,050 | Grass |
El Alto International Airport (IATA: LPB, ICAO: SLLP) is an international airport located in El Alto, near the city of La Paz, Bolivia; it serves national and international air traffic. At an altitude of 13,313 ft, it is one of the highest international airports in the world. The facility serves as a focus city for Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, Bolivia's national air carrier, and is a hub for Aerosur, the country's second largest air carrier and largest private airline.
On March 8, 2006, a Learjet airplane belonging to Argentina's military crashed just minutes after taking off from El Alto on its way to Viru Viru International Airport, killing all six people on board.
[edit] Airlines
- Aerosur (Cobija, Cochabamba, Puerto Suárez, Rurrenbaque, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sucre, Trinidad, Uyuni)
- American Airlines (Miami)
- LAN Airlines (Arica, Iquique, Santiago)
- Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
- TACA
- TACA Peru (Lima, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
[edit] External link
- World Aero Data airport information for SLLP
 |
This article about a South American airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
