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El Alto is the world's highest international airport, located at 4,062 metres (13,327 ft) above sea level. The average temperature at the airport is 6 °C (43 °F). Because of the thin high altitude air, most commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A330 cannot
The neighboring cities of El Alto and La Paz are the second and third most populous cities in Bolivia. Despite their proximity, travel between the two has always been a challenge, due to a difference in elevation of about 400 m (1,300 ft).
The La Paz-El Alto Highway is a toll road that connects the city of La Paz with the neighboring city of El Alto. It is the city's main highway. It allows easy access to El Alto International Airport. The highway runs 11,7 km and crosses the city of El Alto: The main toll of the La Paz - El Alto highway connects both neighboring cities
El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights" [1]) is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest-growing urban centers, with an estimated population of 943,558 in 2020. [ 2 ]
Bolivia: 4170 13680 Highest town in Bolivia. 6 El Alto Bolivia: 4150 13615 7 Potosí Bolivia: 4090 13420 8 Viacha Bolivia: 3871 12700 9 Juliaca Peru: 3824 12546 10 Puno Peru: 3819 12530 11 La Oroya Peru: 3745 12287 12 Oruro Bolivia: 3706 12158 13 Huancavelica Peru: 3676 12060 14 La Paz Bolivia: 3690 11975 Highest capital in the world 15 Sicuani ...
In Bolivia's highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs - blues, oranges, reds and greens - for a moment distracts from the terrifying sight below: a precipitous drop ...
El Alto International Airport: 4,061 13,323 Magdalena: Iténez: ... Airport records for Bolivia at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21; Detailed Bolivia road map (1974)
On 1 March 1997, the government of Bolivia entered into a 25-year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia — El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann International Airport in Cochabamba and Viru Viru International Airport.