Jorge Wilstermann International Airport

Jorge Wilstermann International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann
IATA: CBB – ICAO: SLCB CBB Location of airport in Bolivia
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		abertis airports
Serves		Cochabamba, Bolivia
Elevation AMSL		8,360 ft / 2,548 m
Coordinates		17°25′15″S 066°10′37″W / 17.42083°S 66.17694°W / -17.42083; -66.17694
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
14/32	3,798	12,460	Asphalt
04/22	2,649	8,692	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Passengers			670,898
Sources: AASANA[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Jorge Wilstermann International Airport, known in Spanish as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann (IATA: CBB, ICAO: SLCB) is an airport serving Cochabamba, a city in the Cochabamba department of Bolivia.^[1][2] The facility is named in honor of Jorge Wilstermann, a respected Bolivian commercial aviator.

It was a focus city for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), the country's national airline, until service from LAB was suspended.^{[citation needed]} The facility is one of the most clean and modern within Bolivia.^{[citation needed]} In 2005, the airport served 670,898 passengers.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,548 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 measuring 12,460 by 148 feet (3,798 × 45 m) and 04/22 measuring 8,692 by 148 feet (2,649 × 45 m).^[2]

Operators

On March 1, 1997 the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25 year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos Sociedad Anonima (SABSA) was created to operate the concession. In 1999 Airport Group International was purchased by TBI plc and, in 2004, Spain's Abertis/AENA purchased TBI.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

LAB Boeing 727-200 at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport.

Airlines	Destinations
Aerocon	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Trinidad
Aerosur	La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sucre, Tarija, Washington-Dulles
Amaszonas	Trinidad
Boliviana de Aviación	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cobija, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, São Paulo-Guarulhos[4], Sucre, Tarija
Transporte Aéreo Militar	La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad
TAM Airlines (Paraguay)	Asuncion

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Aeropuertos Controlados". Administración de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxliares a la Navegación Aérea (AASANA). Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080623212320/http://200.87.68.26/aeropuertos_controlados.php4. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Airport information for SLCB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
3. ^ Airport information for CBB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
4. ^ "Llegamos a la ciudad más grande del mundo". BoA. 05 November 2010. http://boa.bo/saoweb.htm. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 

External links

• abertis airports
• Weather in Cochabamba Wilsterman Airport
• Cochabamba Travel Guide
• Accident history for CBB at Aviation Safety Network