Airports / Bolivia / ORU
Juan Mendoza International Airport
SLOR / ORUOruro, BoliviaELEV 12,152 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB).
Overview
Juan Mendoza International Airport (SLOR / ORU) is a large commercial airport serving Oruro, Bolivia. Field elevation is 12,152 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ORU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB, 61 nm), El Alto International Airport (LPB, 108 nm), and Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU, 120 nm).
Trip costs from ORU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ORU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
SLOR
IATA
ORU
FAA / Local
SLOR
Elevation
12,152 ft
Coordinates
17.9562° S · 67.0758° 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 12,152 ft, ORU sits higher than 85% 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.
- 61nmCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba
- 108nmLPBEl Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto
- 120nmSLSUJuana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force BaseSucre
- 122nmPOICapitan Nicolas Rojas AirportPotosí
- 134nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 150nmUYUJoya Andina International AirportQuijarro
Location
Open the full mapSLOR · Juan Mendoza International Airport · Oruro, Bolivia