Viru Viru International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)

IATA: VVI ICAO: SLVR

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

1,224 ft

373 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-17.6448°, -63.1354°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#454 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Bolivia)

#5 of 5 in BO

#5 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VVI in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #454 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #5 in Bolivia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

VVI lies at 373 m (1,224 ft), #173 of 650 published airports by elevation and 71.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 8,960 ft below the Bolivia median (10,184 ft, 5 airports); LPB is highest at 13,355 ft, 12,131 ft higher than VVI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of VVI. Nearest published airport: Alcantarí International Airport (SRE), 150 NM, 11,811 ft (328 ft longer than VVI); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

VVI runway: 16/34 11,483 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #5 of 5 in Bolivia; LPB leads by 1,640 ft (13,123 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →