Viru Viru International Airport

Viru Viru International Airport
Viru Viru International Airport
	IATA: VVI; ICAO: SLVR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Abertis
Location	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Hub for	Línea Aérea Amaszonas; Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos;
Focus city for	Boliviana de Aviación
Elevation AMSL	1,225 ft / 373 m
Coordinates	17°38′41″S 63°08′07″W
Map
	VVI Location of airport in Bolivia
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	2,384,746
	Source: SABSA,[1] Airport Statistics[2]

Viru Viru International Airport (IATA: VVI, ICAO: SLVR) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra 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

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[3]
Air Europa	Madrid
Amaszonas	Asunción, Cochabamba, Córdoba, Cuzco,[4] Guayaramerín, Iquique, La Paz, Montevideo, Riberalta, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sucre, Tarija, Yacuiba
Avianca	Bogotá
Boliviana de Aviación	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cochabamba, La Paz, Lima,[5] Madrid, Miami, Oruro, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sucre, Tarija
Conviasa	Caracas
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen
EcoJet	Cobija, Guayaramerín, Riberalta, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad
Gol Transportes Aéreos	São Paulo–Guarulhos (resumes 5 May 2022)[6]
LATAM Chile	Santiago de Chile
LATAM Perú	Lima
Paranair	Asunción[7]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
TAB - Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos	Cochabamba, La Paz, Miami

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest international routes from VVI
(2015–2016)[8]
Rank	City	Passengers	Top carriers	% Change
1	Miami, United States	386,496	American Airlines, Boliviana de Aviación	4%
2	São Paulo (Guarulhos), Brazil	372,773	Boliviana de Aviación, Gol Airlines	10%
3	Buenos Aires (Ezeiza), Argentina	358,943	Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral Líneas Aéreas, Boliviana de Aviación	43%
4	Madrid, Spain	348,603	Air Europa, Boliviana de Aviación	5%
5	Panama City, Panama	278,277	Copa Airlines	15%
6	Lima, Peru	268,584	Avianca Ecuador, LATAM Perú	26%
7	Iquique, Chile	94,733	Amaszonas, LATAM Chile	7%
8	Asunción, Paraguay	79,962	Amaszonas, LATAM Paraguay	13%

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Los vuelos internacionales que tendrá Aeroparque a partir del 16 de marzo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
Liu, Jim. "Amaszonas outlines Embraer E190 network from Sep 2019; new routes launch in Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
"Aerolínea Boliviana de Aviación inaugura su quinto destino internacional con dirección a Lima". Networking Noticias (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
"GOL anuncia datas para retornar com os voos internacionais ao Paraguai e Bolívia". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
"Paranair anuncia nueva ruta de Asunción a Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
"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

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Los vuelos internacionales que tendrá Aeroparque a partir del 16 de marzo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[Amaszonas-4] Liu, Jim. "Amaszonas outlines Embraer E190 network from Sep 2019; new routes launch in Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[5] "Aerolínea Boliviana de Aviación inaugura su quinto destino internacional con dirección a Lima". Networking Noticias (in Spanish). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[6] "GOL anuncia datas para retornar com os voos internacionais ao Paraguai e Bolívia". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[7] "Paranair anuncia nueva ruta de Asunción a Santa Cruz de la Sierra". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[8] "Tráfico de pasajeros – Origen/Destino Servicio Regular Internacional" (PDF). Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Bolivia) (in Spanish). January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.