El Alto International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) LPB / SLLP
El Alto, La Paz · Bolivia · NAABOL — Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos (state-owned; successor since 2022 to the SABSA concession, nationalized 2013)
2.6Mpax · 2023
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A · 100LL
ICAO / IATASLLP / LPB
OperatorNAABOL — Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos (state-owned; successor since 2022 to the SABSA concession, nationalized 2013)
Coordinates16.5133°S, 68.1922°W
Elevation13,325 ft · 4,061 m
Time zoneBOT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr2,607,457 (2023)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A · 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSLLP — AIP Bolivia / DGAC
Operating hoursNo published nighttime curfew; scheduled international and domestic service operates across an extended daily window (early-morning through late-night departures/arrivals). PPR not required for scheduled commercial carriers. NAABOL administrative offices Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30 local.
TerminalsSingle main terminal building (renovated/expanded 2015) with separated domestic and international check-in, arrivals, and gate concourses; jet-bridge and remote-stand gates, VIP lounges, duty-free, and dining.
Runways (2)
- 10R/28L · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I (RWY 10R)
- 10L/28R · 2,050 m / 6,725 ft · 30 m wide · Grass
El Alto is one of the highest-elevation commercial airports in the world at roughly 4,061 m (13,325 ft), a genuinely notable operational fact: thin air materially degrades aircraft takeoff performance and payload, which is why most wide-body international traffic is routed instead through lowland Viru Viru (VVI) in Santa Cruz. As the gateway to La Paz (the seat of government), LPB is served by Boliviana de Aviación (BoA), EcoJet, and (from April 2026) TAMep on domestic/regional routes, plus Avianca (via Bogotá and Cusco) and LATAM Perú (via Lima) on international links.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Menzies Aviation
Menzies' own network page for El Alto states "We now provide ground services and air cargo services," covering above- and below-wing airport services; confirmed via menziesaviation.com/our-network/la-paz-lap/.
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Boliviana de Aviación (BoA)
State flag carrier is hubbed at El Alto (its home base); presumed to self-handle own ramp/turnaround/check-in operations there as the dominant home carrier, but no explicit handling-contract or license document was located — self-handled, BoA. Contact confirmed on boa.gob.bo.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
YPFB Aviación
State fuel company (YPFB corporation subsidiary) operates its own aeroplant at El Alto International Airport supplying Jet A-1 and Avgas, delivered by tanker truck; confirmed via YPFB Aviación's own facility contact listing for the La Paz aeroplant.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Servicios Aeronáuticos Especializados (SAE)
SAE operates an outstation at Hangar 1, Aviación General, El Alto International Airport (~10 staff, listed by FlightAware as an FBO/line facility), providing pre-flight, transit and overnight (pernocte) line services for Boeing, Airbus and Embraer aircraft; certified by aeronautical authorities in Bolivia and Chile.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Available · 2 providers
Servicios Aeronáuticos Especializados (SAE)
Engine / APU shop — SAE, described in company literature as Bolivia's largest Approved Maintenance Organization (MRO, founded 2008/2009), operates a station at El Alto Intl Airport (Hangar 1, Aviación General, La Paz) alongside its Cochabamba HQ hangar and stations at Santa Cruz (Viru Viru) and Santiago de Chile; company profile confirms company-wide "specialized technical services for engines, APUs, structures and other" plus pre-flight/transit/overnight service and A/B/C checks on Boeing/Airbus. Holds DGAC-Bolivia AMO approval plus Chilean regulatory recognition (company-wide, not confirmed specifically for the El Alto station); class rating unconfirmed, and whether engine/APU bench work (vs. on-aircraft support) is performed at El Alto specifically, versus the Cochabamba hangar, remains unconfirmed. Caveat: the listed phone number's area code (4) matches Cochabamba/Sucre/Tarija, not La Paz (area code 2) — likely the company HQ line rather than an El Alto-specific number.
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Servicios Aeronáuticos Especializados (SAE)
Structures shop — same SAE El Alto Hangar 1 (Aviación General) station; company profile confirms company-wide structural maintenance alongside engines/APUs ("specialized technical services for engines, APUs, structures and other"). The earlier claim of a distinct "avionics systems" capability was NOT independently corroborated — company materials reference only "and other" beyond engines/APUs/structures, so avionics capability at this station is unconfirmed rather than confirmed; downgraded out of the detail accordingly. DGAC-Bolivia AMO approval held company-wide, not confirmed specifically for El Alto; class rating unconfirmed, and shop-level (bench) vs. on-aircraft scope specifically at the El Alto station is unconfirmed.
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Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Menzies Aviation
Same Menzies El Alto network page also lists air cargo services in addition to ground handling.
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TAB (Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos) / TAB Cargo
State cargo airline based at El Alto (originally an Air Force division, est. 1977); self-handles its own C-130 Hercules freight operations (general cargo, perishables, humanitarian/food-security airlifts) per gob.bo and tab-bolivia.com.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
NAABOL (Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos)
State ANS/airport operator has run AVSEC "Curso Básico de Instrucción para Personal de Seguridad Aeroportuaria" sessions at multiple Bolivian airports including La Paz/El Alto, training AVSEC and DIGESNA personnel; this confirms a training role but not that NAABOL itself is the operational security service provider at El Alto (DIGESNA/AVSEC appears to be the operating agency) — self-reported, unconfirmed scope.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Europcar
Local rental agency at La Paz International Airport El Alto per Europcar's own Bolivia location page (europcar.com/es-bo/places/car-rental-bolivia/la-paz/la-paz-international-airport-el-alto); contact number independently confirmed.
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Hertz
Rental location listed at El Alto airport (station code LPBT51) on Hertz's own site (hertz.com/us/en/location/bolivia/lapaz/lpbt51).
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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