Viru Viru International Airport
Viru Viru International Airport (IATA: VVI, ICAO: SLVR) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia is Bolivia's largest international airport. Viru Viru handles domestic, regional, and international flights from Bolivia, North America, South America and Europe and is the hub for Bolivia's biggest airline Boliviana de Aviación. The airport is able to handle aircraft up to the Boeing 747-400.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Abertis | ||||||||||
Location | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,225 ft / 373 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°38′41″S 63°08′07″W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() VVI Location of airport in Bolivia | |||||||||||
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History
The airport was opened in 1983, to replace the obsolete El Trompillo Airport. Upon its inauguration, Viru Viru became a main gateway for international flights. Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano used Viru Viru as a hub before ceasing operations in 2008. 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. Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos Sociedad Anonima (SABSA) was created to operate the concession. In 1999 Airport Group International was purchased by TBI plc. In 2004, Spain's Abertis/AENA purchased TBI.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza |
Air Europa | Madrid |
Amaszonas | Asunción, Cochabamba, Córdoba, Cuzco,[3] Foz do Iguaçu, Guayaramerín, Iquique, La Paz, Montevideo,1 Riberalta, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Sucre, Tarija, Yacuiba |
Avianca | Bogotá |
Boliviana de Aviación | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cobija, Cochabamba, La Paz, Madrid, Miami, Oruro, Salta, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad, Yacuiba |
Conviasa | Caracas |
Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen |
EcoJet | Cobija, Guayaramerín, Riberalta, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad |
Gol Airlines | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
LATAM Chile | Santiago de Chile |
LATAM Perú | Lima |
Notes:
- ^1 : Amaszonas' flight to Montevideo makes a stop in Asunción.
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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TAB - Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos | Cochabamba, La Paz, Miami |
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Top carriers | % Change |
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1 | ![]() |
386,496 | American Airlines, Boliviana de Aviación | ![]() |
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372,773 | Boliviana de Aviación, Gol Airlines | ![]() |
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358,943 | Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral Líneas Aéreas, Boliviana de Aviación | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
348,603 | Air Europa, Boliviana de Aviación | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
278,277 | Copa Airlines | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
268,584 | Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Perú | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
94,733 | Amaszonas, LATAM Chile | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
79,962 | Amaszonas, LATAM Paraguay | ![]() |
References
- http://www.sabsa.aero/aeropuerto-el-alto
- http://www.sabsa.aero/Documentos/informacion/Estadistico_pax_atz.pdf
- Liu, Jim. "Amaszonas outlines Embraer E190 network from Sep 2019; new routes launch in Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Tráfico de pasajeros – Origen/Destino Servicio Regular Internacional" (PDF). Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Bolivia) (in Spanish). January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Airport information for SLVR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.