Airports / Bolivia / VVI
Viru Viru International Airport
SLVR / VVISanta Cruz, BoliviaELEV 1,224 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Trompillo Airport (SRZ).
Overview
Viru Viru International Airport (SLVR / VVI) sits in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,224 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
VVI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include El Trompillo Airport (SRZ, 10 nm), San Ignacio de Velasco Airport (SLSV, 141 nm), and Juana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force Base (SLSU, 147 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VVI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VVI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SLVR
IATA
VVI
FAA / Local
SLVR
Elevation
1,224 ft
Coordinates
17.6448° S · 63.1354° 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 1,224 ft, VVI sits lower than 65% 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.
- 10nmSRZEl Trompillo AirportSanta Cruz
- 141nmSLSVSan Ignacio de Velasco AirportSan Ignacio de Velasco
- 147nmSLSUJuana Azurduy de Padilla Air Force BaseSucre
- 150nmSREAlcantarí International AirportSucre
- 175nmCBBJorge Wilsterman International AirportCochabamba
- 186nmPOICapitan Nicolas Rojas AirportPotosí
Location
Open the full mapSLVR · Viru Viru International Airport · Santa Cruz, Bolivia