Lajes Airport (LPLA)

IFR

Lajes, Azores, Portugal

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Elevation: 55m (180ft)

Coordinates: 38.7619, -27.0908

Type: Civil Airfield

Operating times:

Daily 0800-2200 UTC; or PPR Winter

Customs & Immigration:

Customs: available • Immigration: available

Aerogare Civil das Lajes (Azorean Regional Government): aerogarelajes.azores.gov.pt ba4.coa@emfa.gov.pt +351 295 512 005 +351 295 540 779 +351 295 540 524

Runways

1 RWY, 3310m/10859ft 1 Runway, longest: 3310m/10859ft (paved)

Source: OpenAIP

15/33

Asphalt

Length

3310m
10859ft

15/33 Asphalt

Length 3310m/10859ft 3310m/10859ft

Strength 92/F/C/W/T PCN

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Fuel Availability

Jet A1

Jet A1: Truck · 0800-0000+1 UTC · OOH O/R (subject to a surcharge)

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METAR & TAF METAR & TAF Weather

MVFR

↓ 13 kt ● ←R 16 kt

Wind 200° · 21 kt

Temperature 22°C

Dew point 17°C

Visibility 10km+

QNH 1018 hPa

Ceiling 3000 BKN

Cloud layers

5000 2500 0 ft

FEW 1500ft

SCT 2000ft

BKN 3000ft

METAR: 28 mins · aviationweather.gov

Rwy	Cross	Head
15	● ←R 16 kt	13 kt ↑
33	● →L 16 kt	13 kt ↓

METAR: 28 mins · aviationweather.gov

Tomorrow 06:00Z → Tomorrow 16:00Z

[TEMPO 33022G32KT]

Temporary (TEMPO)

330° 22 kt G32

Tomorrow 05:00Z → Tomorrow 18:00Z VFR

[BECMG 33015KT 9999 NSW FEW022 BKN035]

Becoming (BECMG)

330° 15 kt · 9.7 km · No Significant Weather (NSW) · Few (FEW) 2200ft · Broken (BKN) 3500ft

Tomorrow 03:00Z → Tomorrow 06:00Z IFR

[TEMPO 21030G50KT 2993 RA DZ BR BKN008 FEW025]

Temporary (TEMPO)

210° 30 kt G50 · 3.0 km · Rain (RA), Drizzle (DZ), Mist (BR) · Broken (BKN) 800ft · Few (FEW) 2500ft CB

Tomorrow 02:00Z → Tomorrow 05:00Z MVFR

[BECMG 21020G30KT 7001 -RA SCT014 BKN022]

Becoming (BECMG)

210° 20 kt G30 · 7.0 km · Light Rain (-RA) · Scattered (SCT) 1400ft · Broken (BKN) 2200ft

20:00Z → Tomorrow 03:00Z

[TEMPO 21025G42KT]

Temporary (TEMPO)

210° 25 kt G42

18:00Z → Tomorrow 03:00Z MVFR

[PROB30 TEMPO 7001 -RA SCT012 BKN020]

Probability (PROB) 30 Temporary (TEMPO)

7.0 km · Light Rain (-RA) · Scattered (SCT) 1200ft · Broken (BKN) 2000ft

18:00Z → Tomorrow 02:00Z VFR

[21020G30KT 9999 FEW018 BKN030]

210° 20 kt G30 · 9.7 km · Few (FEW) 1800ft · Broken (BKN) 3000ft

TAF: 21 mins · aviationweather.gov

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