Airports / Bolivia / SLSU
Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base
SLSUSucre, BoliviaELEV 9,540 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU) sits in Sucre, Bolivia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 9,540 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SLSU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Alcantarí International Airport (SRE, 16 nm), Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI, 41 nm), and Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (CBB, 108 nm).
Charter pricing from SLSU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under SRE and military. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sucre.
Field capability
ICAO
SLSU
IATA
—
FAA / Local
SLSU
Elevation
9,540 ft
Coordinates
19.0071° S · 65.2887° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Bolivia fields
state range 440–13,355 ft
At 9,540 ft, SLSU sits higher than 70% 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.
- 16nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 41nmPOICapitan Nicolas Rojas AirportPotosí
- 108nmCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba
- 120nmORUJuan Mendoza International AirportOruro
- 124nmUYUJoya Andina International AirportQuijarro
- 140nmSRZEl Trompillo AirportSanta Cruz
Location
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