# Viru Viru International Airport (VVI / SLVR)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VVI / SLVR
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Abertis
- Serves: Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Opened: 1984
- Elevation: 373 m / 1,224 ft
- Coordinates: -17.6448, -63.1354
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/La_Paz
- Website: http://www.sabsa.aero/aeropuerto-viru-viru/default.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viru_Viru_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1427782
- Weather station: SLVR · WMO 85244
- Ident: SLVR

## Timeline

- 1984: Viru Viru International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 147° / 327° | yes |

## Routes

22 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (20)

- [SRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slal.md) Alcantarí International Airport · Bolivia · 277 km / 172 mi · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación
- [CBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcb.md) Jorge Wilsterman International Airport · Bolivia · 323 km / 201 mi · Transporte Aéreo Militar, Boliviana de Aviación
- [TDD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sltr.md) Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport · Bolivia · 367 km / 228 mi · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación
- [ORU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slor.md) Juan Mendoza International Airport · Bolivia · 419 km / 260 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [TJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sltj.md) Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport · Bolivia · 465 km / 289 mi · EcoJet, Boliviana de Aviación
- [LPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sllp.md) El Alto International Airport · Bolivia · 552 km / 343 mi · Transporte Aéreo Militar, Boliviana de Aviación
- [GYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slgm.md) Guayaramerín Airport · Bolivia · 789 km / 490 mi · EcoJet
- [RIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slri.md) Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport · Bolivia · 803 km / 499 mi · EcoJet
- [IQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scda.md) Diego Aracena International Airport · Chile · 807 km / 501 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [CIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slco.md) Capitán Aníbal Arab Airport · Bolivia · 953 km / 592 mi · EcoJet
- [ASU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgas.md) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · Paraguay · 1,025 km / 637 mi · Paranair, Boliviana de Aviación
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 1,627 km / 1,011 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru, Boliviana de Aviación
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 1,849 km / 1,149 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Boliviana de Aviación
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 1,910 km / 1,187 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile, Boliviana de Aviación
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,151 km / 1,337 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,763 km / 1,717 mi · Avianca
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 3,466 km / 2,154 mi · Copa Airlines, Boliviana de Aviación
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 5,174 km / 3,215 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,917 km / 5,541 mi · Air Europa, Boliviana de Aviación

### Seasonal (2)

- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 6,467 km / 4,018 mi · Boliviana de Aviación
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 9,369 km / 5,822 mi · Boliviana de Aviación

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VVI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- OB [Boliviana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/boliviana-de-aviacion) · 18
- 8J [EcoJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ecojet) · 6
- EPT [Transporte Aéreo Militar](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transporte-aereo-militar) · 2
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 1
- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 1
- ZP [Paranair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paranair) · 1

Former hub of [AeroSur](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerosur), [Aerodinos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerodinos), [Aerolineas Sudamericanas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-sudamericanas).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =15 in South America | #5 in BO |
| Elevation | 373 m / 1,224 ft | =14,717 of 43,403 | =3,285 in South America | #81 in BO |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =130 in South America | #4 in BO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =5 in BO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.700 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | SANTA CRUZ RDO | 127.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SLCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slcy.md) Collpa Airport · 9.8 km / 6.1 mi
- [SRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slet.md) El Trompillo Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [SLDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slda.md) Caranda Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [SLGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slgp.md) Guirapembi Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [SLZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slzc.md) San Carlos Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [SLRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slrs.md) Rio Seco Airport · 63 km / 39 mi

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Viru Viru International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viru_Viru_International_Airport&oldid=1370567933), revision of 21 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/slvr/data