Airports / Bolivia / CBB
Jorge Wilsterman International Airport
SLCB / CBBCochabamba, BoliviaELEV 8,360 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU).
Overview
Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (SLCB / CBB) is a large commercial airport serving Cochabamba, Bolivia. The airport sits 8,360 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CBB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Juan Mendoza International Airport (ORU, 61 nm), Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU, 108 nm), and Alcantarí International Airport (SRE, 124 nm).
Charter pricing from CBB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Cochabamba.
Field capability
ICAO
SLCB
IATA
CBB
FAA / Local
SLCB
Elevation
8,360 ft
Coordinates
17.4211° S · 66.1771° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bolivia fields
state range 440–13,355 ft
At 8,360 ft, CBB sits higher than 65% of the 20 Bolivia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 61nmORUJuan Mendoza International AirportOruro
- 108nmSLSUJuana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force BaseSucre
- 124nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 128nmLPBEl Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto
- 130nmPOICapitan Nicolas Rojas AirportPotosí
- 172nmTDDTeniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz AirportTrinidad
Location
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