2007-09-25 03:37:21 · 7 answers · asked by Jose S 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Density altitude is pretty high over there. ANY aircraft has to be modified because when you open the door at 14,000ft + the oxygen masks are gonna drop.(Cabin is pressurized at 8,000ft) Also most aircraft require permits from the FAA.
Aeromexico uses 737's. A few CRJ 100's from Alma de México are also there. I think ATA used there L1011's over there.
APU max operating altitude also needs to be considered.
2007-09-25 03:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Charles 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most any type can, provided the occasional modification that might need to be done is accomplished. Additional performance data will have to be provided by the manufacturer as well. It can be done for any airplane, but as most operators don't choose to fly to La Paz, the expense of going through the process is not seen as worth it by the aircraft company. They just don't jump through those hoops until a customer decides to serve La Paz.
2007-09-25 12:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by grumpy geezer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most any commercial airliner could land there. There are many special considerations and procedures beforehand.
LaPaz is the highest paved runway in the world at 13800 Ft Field elevation.
I have landed there several times in a C-141. Many special performance considerations for landing and taking off at such high altitude. Density altitude is very low. Low engine performance and climb rates. Translates to low gross weight take off and need much more runway length.
Crew members use oxygen for take off and landing. Have to manually depressurize aircraft, because it normally would not be able to auto depress unless below 10000 ft.
To Huckleberry, what does Tennerife accident in the Canary Islands have to do with LaPaz in Bolivia.
2007-09-25 13:48:02 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i've seen la paz intl airport and it is not so small. I've seen a lot of prop aircrafts land there, some jets, mostly boeing 737's.
2007-09-25 15:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by moksud k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I can see, it is a relative large airport. It operates regional aircraft: ERJs, CRJs, Props, and a few other narrowbody aircraft: 737, etc. I hope I helped
2007-09-25 11:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
most business jets can do it
2007-09-25 22:31:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mike Tyson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever since the tenerife accident, most airlines dont go there anymore.
2007-09-25 13:30:21 · answer #7 · answered by huckleberry58 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋