Where is VVI airport?

VVI is a large airport in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, at -17.6448, -63.1354, 373 m above sea level. It serves Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Which other airports serve Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra has 2 airports: VVI, SRZ.

What time zone is VVI in?

VVI is in the America/La_Paz time zone, UTC−4.

Viru Viru International Airport opened in 1984.

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VVI — Viru Viru International Airport

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Large airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

IATA code: VVI
ICAO code: SLVR
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 8; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−4; America/La_Paz
Elevation: 373 m; 1,224 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,500 m

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About VVI

Viru Viru International Airport is a large airport serving Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It opened in 1984 and is run by Abertis. Open traffic data shows 8 nonstop routes from VVI.

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Busiest nonstop routes from VVI

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VVI → GRU	Sao Paulo, Brazil	1,851 km	246,299
VVI → MAD	Madrid, Spain	8,903 km	205,677
VVI → SCL	Santiago, Chile	1,905 km	35,945
VVI → GIG	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2,153 km	17,700
VVI → IQQ	Iquique, Chile	807 km	7,945
VVI → MIA	Miami, United States	5,152 km	239
VVI → ANF	Antofagasta, Chile	996 km	97
VVI → BSB	Brasília, Brazil	1,634 km	4

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil, JAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Chile. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SRZ	El Trompillo Airport	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	19 km

All Santa Cruz de la Sierra airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
CCA	Chimore Airport	Chimoré, Bolivia	226 km
SRE	Alcantarí International Airport	Sucre, Bolivia	277 km
CBB	Jorge Wilsterman International Airport	Cochabamba, Bolivia	323 km
TDD	Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport	Trinidad, Bolivia	367 km
ORU	Juan Mendoza International Airport	Oruro, Bolivia	419 km

Distance from VVI to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VVI → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,765 km	—
VVI → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	13,653 km	—
VVI → CDG	Paris, France	9,810 km	—
VVI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	10,249 km	—
VVI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	11,437 km	—
VVI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	10,124 km	—
VVI → JFK	New York, United States	6,546 km	—
VVI → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,109 km	—
VVI → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	8,179 km	—
VVI → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	17,729 km	—
VVI → HND	Tokyo, Japan	17,009 km	—
VVI → DOH	Doha, Qatar	13,277 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16/34	3,500 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia · -17.6448, -63.1354

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Questions

Viru Viru International Airport has the IATA code VVI and the ICAO code SLVR. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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