Its facility type is classified as a large airport due to its 4000 m runway, but the airport itself currently does not handle international flights, although it has high future potential.
This airport was Sucre's main international airport for 41 years until 2016, when it was replaced by the new Alcantarà International Airport and turned into an air force base.
They do not have any sophisticated equipment to handle customs. They make everyone to open the luggages going in. You could be in a single line for 30 mins to an hour. Leaving Santa Cruz the anti narcotics police will check every piece that you have in your carry on for drugs, specially if you are a single business traveler who made a short business trip to Bolivia. Everyone has to go through the anti narcotics check.
Yes, a lot of the S.A. stuff is questionable, even when it was taken from official government sources. What was your source, Paul? If it's at all credible, please feel free to edit the airport.
Latest comments about airports in Bolivia
re: First comment.
🔗 Wed, 04 Feb 2026
— @Bill35 at Juan Mendoza International Airport, Bolivia
Reply to @I_Am_So_Handsome: Not a major airport, long runway required due to high elevation. Currently only one commercial flight per day.
First comment.
🔗 Thu, 15 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at Juan Mendoza International Airport, Bolivia
Its facility type is classified as a large airport due to its 4000 m runway, but the airport itself currently does not handle international flights, although it has high future potential.
First comment.
🔗 Thu, 15 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base, Bolivia
This airport was Sucre's main international airport for 41 years until 2016, when it was replaced by the new Alcantarà International Airport and turned into an air force base.
Renew the comments
🔗 Thu, 15 Jan 2026
— @I_Am_So_Handsome at El Alto International Airport, Bolivia
This is the world's highest international airport.
cerrillos airport
🔗 Sat, 30 Mar 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Cerrillos Airport, Bolivia
is the adress is correct?
Worst airport in Latin America
🔗 Fri, 19 Aug 2016
— Anonymous Flyer at Viru Viru International Airport, Bolivia
They do not have any sophisticated equipment to handle customs. They make everyone to open the luggages going in. You could be in a single line for 30 mins to an hour. Leaving Santa Cruz the anti narcotics police will check every piece that you have in your carry on for drugs, specially if you are a single business traveler who made a short business trip to Bolivia. Everyone has to go through the anti narcotics check.
It may be wrong
🔗 Sat, 30 May 2015
— Anonymous Flyer at Lagunillas Airport, Bolivia
The closest airstrip to Lagunillas is Caraparicito, 18 km S of the town (not 6 km N), at -19.81 and -63.66
incorrect name
🔗 Wed, 07 May 2014
— Anonymous Flyer at San Rafael Airport, Bolivia
The correct name of this airport is "San Ignacio de Moxos". Please change this information.
FSX Flight Sim
🔗 Wed, 12 Dec 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Santa Rosa de Yacuma Airport, Bolivia
Presently making this airport
Información
🔗 Thu, 15 Nov 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Capitán Av. Salvador Ogaya G. airport, Bolivia
Me pregunté dónde los vuelos tienen a Santa Cruz o La Paz, dejando a este aeropuerto de Puerto Suárez.
Otra informacion, el teléfono este aeropuerto (Puerto Suárez).
¡gracias
Routes
🔗 Mon, 09 Jul 2012
— @thod at Rurrenabaque Airport, Bolivia
How do you add routs to a airport?
(For examle Aerocon files here)
SLLP
🔗 Sun, 26 Jul 2009
— @jmblanco430 at El Alto International Airport, Bolivia
RUNWAY 10---110.30---097º
re: I think the coordinates are wrong
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @david at Magdalena Airport, Bolivia
Actually, don't worry -- I merged this into the proper SLMG airport.
re: Wrong place
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @david at Magdalena Airport, Bolivia
This is the right airport for the codes, according to the ICAO pub. The lat/lon had somehow been rounded off to full degrees, so I fixed those.
re: I think the coordinates are wrong
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @david at Magdalena Airport, Bolivia
Yes, a lot of the S.A. stuff is questionable, even when it was taken from official government sources. What was your source, Paul? If it's at all credible, please feel free to edit the airport.
I think the coordinates are wrong
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Magdalena Airport, Bolivia
From another datasource, I got the longitude as -64.0619444444444, and that actually looks like an airport there.
Wrong place
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Magdalena Airport, Bolivia
This is one of several "SLMG" here, and it's definitely in the wrong place.
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