JORGE WILSTERMANN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT


LAB Boeing 727-200 at Jorge Wilstermann Airport

'Jorge Wilstermann International Airport', known in Spanish as 'Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann' is an airport serving the city of Cochabamba in central Bolivia. It was a focus city for Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB), the country's national airline. The facility is named in honour of Jorge Wilstermann, a respected Bolivian commercial aviator. The facility is one of the most clean and modern within Bolivia.

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Operators


On March 1, 1997 the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25 year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos Sociedad Anonima (SABSA)was created to operate the concession. In 1999 Airport Group International was purchased by TBI plc and, in 2004, Spain's Abertis/AENA purchased TBI.
In 2005, the airport served 670,898 passengers.

Airlines



Aerosur (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

TAM Mercosur (Asunción, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

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