El Alto International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

La Paz / El Alto, La Paz Department (Bolivia)

IATA: LPB ICAO: SLLP

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

13,355 ft

4,071 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-16.5103°, -68.1894°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#99 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Bolivia)

tied #1 of 5 in BO

same length as UYU · #1 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LPB in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #99 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #1 in Bolivia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

LPB lies at 4,071 m (13,355 ft), #1 of 650 published airports by elevation and 97.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,171 ft above the Bolivia median (10,184 ft, 5 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of LPB. Nearest published airport: Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB), 128 NM, 12,460 ft (663 ft shorter than LPB); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

LPB runways: 10/28 13,123 × 151 ft concrete (con); 10L/28R 6,725 × 300 ft gravel (gre). National standing: tied #1 of 5 in Bolivia with UYU at 13,123 ft; 663 ft ahead of CBB (12,460 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10L/28R	6,725 ft (2050 m / 2.050 km)	300 ft (91m)	`Gravel (GRE)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →