Jorge Wilstermann International Airport

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Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann
IATA: CBB - ICAO: SLCB
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator abertis airports
Serves Cochabamba
Elevation AMSL 8,360 ft (2,548 m)
Coordinates 17°25′16″S, 066°10′38″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 8,692 2,649 Asphalt
14/32 12,460 3,798 Asphalt
LAB Boeing 727-200 at Jorge Wilstermann Airport
LAB Boeing 727-200 at Jorge Wilstermann Airport

Jorge Wilstermann International Airport, known in Spanish as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann (IATA: CBB, ICAO: SLCB) is an airport serving the city of Cochabamba in central Bolivia. It was a focus city for Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB), the country's national airline, until service from LAB was suspended. The facility is named in honor of Jorge Wilstermann, a respected Bolivian commercial aviator. The facility is one of the most clean and modern within Bolivia.

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On March 1, 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 Airport and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos Sociedad Anonima (SABSA)was created to operate the concession. In 1999 Airport Group International was purchased by TBI plc and, in 2004, Spain's Abertis/AENA purchased TBI.

In 2005, the airport served 670,898 passengers.

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