Viru Viru International Airport

Viru Viru International Airport

IATA: VVI – ICAO: SLVR

VVI
Location of airport in Bolivia

Summary
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 / 17.64472°S 63.13528°W / -17.64472; -63.13528Coordinates: 17°38′41″S 63°08′07″W / 17.64472°S 63.13528°W / -17.64472; -63.13528
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 11,483 3,500 Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 1,716,358
Source: SABSA,[1] Airport Statistics[2]

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.

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

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque,[3] Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International
Aerolíneas Argentinas
operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas 		Buenos Aires-Aeroparque International
Air Europa Madrid International
Amaszonas Cochabamba, Guayaramerín, La Paz, Oruro, Sucre, Riberalta, Tarija Domestic
Amaszonas Asunción, Iquique,[4] Montevideo International
American Airlines Miami International
Avianca Ecuador Lima, Quito[5] International
Boliviana de Aviación Cobija, Cochabamba, La Paz, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad Domestic
Boliviana de Aviación Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Madrid, Miami, Salta, São Paulo-Guarulhos International
Copa Airlines Panama City International
EcoJet Cobija, Guayaramerín, Riberalta, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad[6] Domestic
Gol Airlines São Paulo-Guarulhos International
LAN Airlines Iquique, Santiago de Chile International
LAN Perú Lima International
Wamos Air Charter: Madrid International
TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar Cobija, Cochabamba, La Paz, Puerto Suárez, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad Domestic
TAM Airlines Paraguay Asunción International

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
American Airlines Miami
TAB - Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos Cochabamba, La Paz, Miami, Panama City

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sabsa.aero/aeropuerto-el-alto
  2. ↑ http://www.sabsa.aero/Documentos/informacion/Estadistico_pax_atz.pdf
  3. ↑ 1 adds a new frecuency to Santa Cruz de las Sierras
  4. ↑ http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/economia/20140826/amaszonas-volara-en-la-ruta-santa-cruz--oruro-_271566_596248.html. Missing or empty |title= (help);
  5. ↑ Avianca Ecuador from September begin service to Santa Cruz
  6. ↑ October 2014 Timetable, http://www.ecojet.bo/reservas-y-servicios
  7. ↑ Aerosur plane with 128 on board performed emergency landing in Brazil. ABC Color, quoting EFE news agency, 23 July 2010. In Spanish. Retrieved on 11 August 2010.

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