METAR & TAF for Lajes Airport
Live aviation weather for LPLA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 180ft, runways 15/33.
METAR LPLA 171100Z 34006KT 310V010 9999 FEW012 SCT022 24/20 Q1021
Observed 30 min ago
Wind
340° (NNW) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,200ft, Scattered at 2,200ft
Temperature
24°C / 20°C dew
Humidity
78%
QNH
1021 hPa
TAF LPLA 171106Z 1712/1812 VRB05KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 PROB40 TEMPO 1712/1812 4000 -DZRA SCT008 BKN014 PROB30 TEMPO 1802/1809 2000 DZ BR BKN002
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind variable at 5kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,500ft, scattered at 2,500ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light drizzle, light rain
- Cloud: scattered at 800ft, broken at 1,400ft
- Sat 02:00Z to Sat 09:00Z30% temporaryLIFR
- Visibility 2000 m
- Drizzle, mist
- Cloud: broken at 200ft
Sunrise
06:38Z
Sunset
21:13Z
Daylight
14h 35m
Pressure alt
-52 ft
Density alt
1,016 ft
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.