METAR & TAF for Lajes Airport
Live aviation weather for LPLA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 180ft, runways 15/33.
METAR LPLA 311300Z 32015KT 9999 FEW025 26/21 Q1022
Observed 1h 1m ago
Wind
320° (NW) at 15kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,500ft
Temperature
26°C / 21°C dew
Humidity
74%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF LPLA 311100Z 3112/0112 30012KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 0101/0103 SCT012 BKN025 TEMPO 0102/0109 4000 -RADZ BR SCT007 BKN014 PROB30 TEMPO 0105/0109 3000 -DZ BR SCT003 BKN006
- Mon 12:00Z to Tue 01:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,500ft
- Tue 01:00Z to Tue 12:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,200ft, broken at 2,500ft
- Tue 02:00Z to Tue 09:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light rain, light drizzle, mist
- Cloud: scattered at 700ft, broken at 1,400ft
- Tue 05:00Z to Tue 09:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Light drizzle, mist
- Cloud: scattered at 300ft, broken at 600ft
Sunrise
07:17Z
Sunset
20:22Z
Daylight
13h 5m
Pressure alt
-82 ft
Density alt
1,219 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.