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 141900Z 23011KT 200V260 9999 FEW013 SCT020 23/20 Q1021

Observed 25 min ago

Wind

230° (SW) at 11kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 1,300ft, Scattered at 2,000ft

Temperature

23°C / 20°C dew

Humidity

83%

QNH

1021 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 24m ago

TAF LPLA 141701Z 1418/1518 20015KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025
PROB40
TEMPO 1418/1506 7000 -SHRA SCT012 BKN020
BECMG 1423/1501 24008KT
BECMG 1506/1508 SCT014 BKN030
TEMPO 1506/1518 6000 -RADZ SCT008 BKN014
BECMG 1513/1515 VRB05KT

Wed 18:00Z to Wed 23:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 1,500ft, scattered at 2,500ft

Wed 18:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 7 km
Light rain showers
Cloud: scattered at 1,200ft, broken at 2,000ft

Wed 23:00Z to Thu 06:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 8kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 1,500ft, scattered at 2,500ft

Thu 06:00Z to Thu 13:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 8kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 3,000ft

Thu 06:00Z to Thu 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Light rain, light drizzle
Cloud: scattered at 800ft, broken at 1,400ft

Thu 13:00Z to Thu 18:00ZBecoming

MVFR

Wind variable at 5kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 3,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

07:57Z

Sunset

19:13Z

Daylight

11h 16m

Pressure alt

-52 ft

Density alt

896 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.