Airports / Bolivia / UYU
Joya Andina International Airport
SLUY / UYUQuijarro, BoliviaELEV 11,136 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
84 nm
To the nearest alternate
Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI).
Overview
Joya Andina International Airport, listed as SLUY / UYU, is a large commercial airport in Quijarro, Bolivia. The airport sits 11,136 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 UYU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Capitan Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI, 84 nm), Alcantarí International Airport (SRE, 120 nm), and Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU, 124 nm).
Charter pricing from UYU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Quijarro.
Field capability
ICAO
SLUY
IATA
UYU
FAA / Local
SLUY
Elevation
11,136 ft
Coordinates
20.4413° S · 66.8576° 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 11,136 ft, UYU sits higher than 80% 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.
- 84nmPOICapitan Nicolas Rojas AirportPotosí
- 120nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 124nmSLSUJuana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force BaseSucre
- 138nmTJACapitan Oriel Lea Plaza AirportTarija
- 150nmORUJuan Mendoza International AirportOruro
- 168nmCJCEl Loa AirportCalama
Location
Open the full mapSLUY · Joya Andina International Airport · Quijarro, Bolivia