Jórge Wilstermann International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Jórge Wilstermann
IATA: CBB – ICAO: SLCB
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
Sources: AASANA[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Jórge Wilstermann International Airport, known in Spanish as Aeropuerto Internacional Jórge Wilstermann (IATA: CBB, ICAO: SLCB) is an airport serving the 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 Aereo 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]}

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Operators 3 Airlines and destinations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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 m × 45 m) and 04/22 measuring 8,692 by 148 feet (2,649 m × 45 m).^[2]

[edit] 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]}

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerocon	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Trinidad
Aerosur	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cobija, La Paz, Miami, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sucre, Tarija, Uyuni
Boliviana de Aviación	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, Tarija, Sucre, Cobija
Línea Aérea Amaszonas	Trinidad
Transporte Aereo Militar	La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Sucre, Tarija, Trinidad
TAM Paraguayan Airlines	Asuncion, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

[edit] 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).

[edit] External links

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