Does Lajes Airport (LPLA) have a METAR?

Yes. Lajes Airport (LPLA) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

LPLA · Lajes Airport

METAR & TAF for Lajes Airport

Live aviation weather for LPLA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 180ft, runways 15/33.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR LPLA 100900Z 35005KT 9999 FEW025 24/20 Q1014

Observed 21 min ago

Wind

350° (N) at 5kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 2,500ft

Temperature

24°C / 20°C dew

Humidity

78%

QNH

1014 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 4h 17m ago

TAF LPLA 100504Z 1006/1106 VRB05KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030
TEMPO 1015/1021 7000 -SHRA BKN018

Mon 06:00Z to Tue 06:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind variable at 5kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 2,000ft, scattered at 3,000ft

Mon 15:00Z to Mon 21:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 7 km
Light rain showers
Cloud: broken at 1,800ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:58Z

Sunset

20:51Z

Daylight

13h 53m

Pressure alt

158 ft

Density alt

1,276 ft

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Can I fly from Lajes Airport today?

Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.

Common questions

Does Lajes Airport (LPLA) issue a METAR?

Yes. Lajes Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.

What is a personal minima?

Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.

Where does this weather come from?

Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.