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Bolivia at a glance

Capital: Sucre
Population: 11,365,333
Area: 1,098,581 km²
Calling code: +591
Schengen: Not in Schengen
Tap water: Not recommended
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Currency BOBTime in Santa Cruz de la Sierra 20:53UTC-04:00Country codes BO / BOL

Santa Cruz de la Sierra · America/La_Paz
-17.78629, -63.18117

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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VVI

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Viru Viru International Airport

16.5 km from the city centre · straight line

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Airport	IATA	Distance to city	Plan the next step
El Trompillo Airport	SRZ	3.0 km	Airport website ↗
Viru Viru International Airport	VVI	16.5 km	Airport website ↗
Chimore Airport	CCA	227.1 km	Airport website ↗
Alcantarí International Airport	SRE	263.5 km	Airport website ↗
Jorge Wilsterman International Airport	CBB	320.1 km	Airport website ↗
Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport	TDD	378.5 km	Airport website ↗

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SRZ

El Trompillo Airport

Santa Cruz · SLET

Elevation1371 ft

Coordinates-17.8115997314, -63.1715011597

Runways

16 / 34

9098 × 131 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

VIRU VIRU APP119.7 MHz

GND121.7 MHz

SANTA CRUZ RDO127.1 MHz

TROMPILLO TWR118.3 MHz

VVI

Viru Viru International Airport

Santa Cruz · SLVR

Elevation1224 ft

Coordinates-17.6448, -63.135399

Runways

16 / 34

11483 × 148 ft

CON

Radio frequencies

APP119.7 MHz

CLNC DEL121.8 MHz

GND121.9 MHz

SANTA CRUZ RDO127.1 MHz

TWR118.6 MHz

CCA

Chimore Airport

Chimore · SLHI

Elevation875 ft

Coordinates-16.976834, -65.145568

Runways

17 / 35

4801 × 67 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

Not recorded

SRE

Alcantarí International Airport

Sucre · SLAL

Elevation10184 ft

Coordinates-19.246835, -65.149611

Runways

18 / 36

11811 × 148 ft

Asphalt

Radio frequencies

Not recorded

CBB

Jorge Wilsterman International Airport

Cochabamba · SLCB

Elevation8360 ft

Coordinates-17.421105, -66.177102

Runways

05 / 23

8692 × 148 ft

ASP

14 / 32

12460 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

COCHABAMBA APP119.3 MHz

GND121.9 MHz

COCHABAMBA RDO129.9 MHz

COCHABAMBA TWR123.5 MHz

TWR118.1 MHz

TDD

Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport

Trinidad · SLTR

Elevation509 ft

Coordinates-14.8187, -64.917999

Runways

14 / 32

7874 × 98 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

TRINIDAD APP119.1 MHz

TRINIDAD GND121.9 MHz

TRINIDAD RDO662.2 MHz

TRINIDAD TWR118.5 MHz

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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