METAR & TAF for La Palma Airport
Live aviation weather for GCLA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 107ft, runways 36/18.
METAR GCLA 160230Z AUTO 32007KT 9999 BKN019 23/20 Q1019
Observed 23 min ago
Wind
320° (NW) at 7kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Broken at 1,900ft
Temperature
23°C / 20°C dew
Humidity
83%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF GCLA 160200Z 1603/1703 34008KT 9999 SCT020 TX26/1614Z TN22/1606Z
- Fri 03:00Z to Sat 03:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 340° (NNW) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
Sunrise
07:13Z
Sunset
18:42Z
Daylight
11h 29m
Pressure alt
-65 ft
Density alt
880 ft
Can I fly from La Palma 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 La Palma Airport (GCLA) issue a METAR?
Yes. La Palma 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.