# Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB / SLCB)

**Jorge Wilsterman International Airport** (IATA: CBB, ICAO: SLCB) is a large airport in Cochabamba, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,798 m (12,460 ft). It is operated by Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos. In 2024 it handled 2.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CBB / SLCB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos
- Serves: Cochabamba, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
- Elevation: 2,548 m / 8,360 ft
- Coordinates: -17.4211, -66.1771
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,798 m / 12,460 ft
- Passengers: 2,631,862 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/La_Paz
- Website: https://naabol.gob.bo/aeropuerto-internacional-jorge-wilstermann/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Wilstermann_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2671345
- Weather station: SLCB · WMO 85223
- Ident: SLCB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,798 m / 12,460 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | yes |
| 05/23 | 2,649 m / 8,692 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 956,068 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,229,410 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,488,054 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,753,696 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,970,760 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,980,042 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,379,225 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,173,531 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,133,349 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,519,643 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,624,022 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 2,631,862 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- OB [Boliviana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/boliviana-de-aviacion)
- [Transportes Aéreos San Antonio](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transportes-aereos-san-antonio)

Former hub of [Aerovias Las Minas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerovias-las-minas), [Lineas Aereas Canedo – LAC](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lineas-aereas-canedo-lac), [Lloyd Aereo Boliviano](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lloyd-aereo-boliviano), [Northeast Bolivian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/northeast-bolivian-airways), [SAVCO](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/savco).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.6M (2024) | #503 of 3,974 | #36 in South America | #1 in BO |
| Longest runway | 3,798 m / 12,460 ft | #233 of 29,858 | #8 in South America | #3 in BO |
| Elevation | 2,548 m / 8,360 ft | #193 of 43,403 | #76 in South America | #26 in BO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =1 in BO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | COCHABAMBA APP | 119.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | COCHABAMBA RDO | 129.900 |
| TMA | COCHABAMBA TWR | 123.500 |
| TWR |  | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SLAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slam.md) Arampampa Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [SLMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slmz.md) Mizque Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [ORU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slor.md) Juan Mendoza International Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [CCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slhi.md) Chimore Airport · 120 km / 75 mi
- [SLAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slaq.md) Aiquile Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [SLES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sles.md) Estalsa Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #46

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcb/data