Airports / Bolivia / VLM
Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport
SLVM / VLMVillamontes, BoliviaELEV 1,305 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yacuiba Airport (BYC).
Overview
Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport (SLVM / VLM) is a mid-sized airport serving Villamontes, Bolivia. The airport sits 1,305 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 VLM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Yacuiba Airport (BYC, 45 nm), Base de la Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya "Mayor Infante Rivarola" (PY-0043, 62 nm), and Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA, 75 nm).
Charter pricing from VLM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Villamontes.
Field capability
ICAO
SLVM
IATA
VLM
FAA / Local
SLVM
Elevation
1,305 ft
Coordinates
21.2552° S · 63.4056° 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 1,305 ft, VLM sits lower than 55% of the 20 Bolivia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 45nmBYCYacuiba AirportYacuíba
- 62nmPY-0043Base de la Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya "Mayor Infante Rivarola"Mayor Infante Rivarola
- 75nmTJACapitan Oriel Lea Plaza AirportTarija
- 85nmTTGGeneral Enrique Mosconi AirportTartagal
- 104nmBJOBermejo AirportBermejo
- 125nmORAOrán AirportOrán
Location
Open the full mapSLVM · Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport · Villamontes, Bolivia