VVI

Viru Viru International Airport

ICAO SLVR17.6448°S 63.1354°W373 m / 1,224 ftLarge airport
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Viru Viru International Airport (IATA: VVI, ICAO: SLVR) is a large airport in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It opened in 1984. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Abertis.

Timeline

1 event · 1984–1984
1984
OpenedViru Viru International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Aeropuerto Internacional Viru ViruTerminal Aérea Presidencial
16/34147° / 327° · LIT
LENGTH3,500 m11,483 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEConcrete

Routes

22 destinations · 10 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km10,000 km2,500 mi5,000 miSRE · Alcantarí International Airport · 277 km / 172 miCBB · Jorge Wilsterman International Airport · 323 km / 201 miTDD · Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport · 367 km / 228 miORU · Juan Mendoza International Airport · 419 km / 260 miTJA · Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport · 465 km / 289 miLPB · El Alto International Airport · 552 km / 343 miGYA · Guayaramerín Airport · 789 km / 490 miRIB · Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport · 803 km / 499 miIQQ · Diego Aracena International Airport · 807 km / 501 miCIJ · Capitán Aníbal Arab Airport · 953 km / 592 miASU · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · 1,025 km / 637 miLIM · Jorge Chávez International Airport · 1,627 km / 1,011 miGRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · 1,849 km / 1,149 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 1,910 km / 1,187 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 1,964 km / 1,220 miGIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · 2,151 km / 1,337 miBOG · El Dorado International Airport · 2,763 km / 1,717 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 3,466 km / 2,154 miMIA · Miami International Airport · 5,174 km / 3,215 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 8,917 km / 5,541 miIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 6,467 km / 4,018 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 9,369 km / 5,822 miBCNIADMIAPTYBOGGIGEZESCLLIMASUCIJIQQMADLPBTJASREGRURIBORUTDDCBBVVI
Year-round20
SREAlcantarí International AirportBolivia · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación277 km172 miCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportBolivia · Transporte Aéreo Militar, Boliviana de Aviación323 km201 miTDDTeniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz AirportBolivia · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación367 km228 miORUJuan Mendoza International AirportBolivia · Boliviana de Aviación419 km260 miTJACapitan Oriel Lea Plaza AirportBolivia · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación465 km289 miLPBEl Alto International AirportBolivia · Transporte Aéreo Militar, Boliviana de Aviación552 km343 miGYAGuayaramerín AirportBolivia · EcoJet789 km490 miRIBCapitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez AirportBolivia · EcoJet803 km499 miIQQDiego Aracena International AirportChile · Boliviana de Aviación807 km501 miCIJCapitán Aníbal Arab AirportBolivia · EcoJet953 km592 miASUSilvio Pettirossi International AirportParaguay · Paranair, Boliviana de Aviación1,025 km637 miLIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru · LATAM Airlines Peru, Boliviana de Aviación1,627 km1,011 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Boliviana de Aviación1,849 km1,149 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · LATAM Airlines Chile, Boliviana de Aviación1,910 km1,187 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · Boliviana de Aviación1,964 km1,220 miGIGRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportBrazil · Boliviana de Aviación2,151 km1,337 miBOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia · Avianca2,763 km1,717 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines, Boliviana de Aviación3,466 km2,154 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · Boliviana de Aviación5,174 km3,215 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Air Europa, Boliviana de Aviación8,917 km5,541 mi
Most destinationsBoliviana de Aviación 18EcoJet 6Transporte Aéreo Militar 2Paranair 1LATAM Airlines Peru 1Gol Transportes Aéreos 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from VVI. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Viru Viru International Airport” (revision of 21 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,500 m11,483 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=489of 29,823 · =15 South America · #5 BOElevation373 m1,224 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=14,701of 43,341 · =3,276 South America · #81 BOAgeOpened 19842026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=8,725of 15,079 · =130 South America · #4 BORunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =181 South America · =5 BO
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPAPP119.700
CLDCLNC DEL121.800
GNDGND121.900
RDOSANTA CRUZ RDO127.100
TWRTWR118.600