# Viru Viru International Airport (VVI)

> Santa Cruz, BO · IATA: VVI · ICAO: SLVR · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `VVI` |
| ICAO | `SLVR` |
| City | Santa Cruz |
| Country | BO |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 373 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -17.64480, -63.13540 |

## Description

Soybeans, beef and sugar from Bolivia's eastern lowlands reach world markets largely through Viru Viru (IATA: VVI, ICAO: SLVR), which handles roughly 80 percent of the country's air cargo. Sitting about 15 kilometres north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in an agro-industrial region, the airport matters because landlocked Bolivia has no seaport of its own and perishable exports depend on fast air links. Since 5 June 2026 Avianca Cargo has served VVI with a weekly A330 freighter offering up to 60 tonnes per flight, routed Miami–Bogotá–Viru Viru–Santiago de Chile–Miami; the carrier names mining, automotive parts, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and courier traffic as the sectors it expects to benefit. Passenger carriers including Boliviana de Aviación, LATAM, GOL, Copa and Aerolíneas Argentinas supply the belly capacity underneath. Customs clearance runs through the Aduana Nacional de Bolivia, which processes the bulk of the nation's international trade at this site, while the airport itself is operated by state-owned NAABOL. Road corridors connect Santa Cruz to the Pacific ports of Arica and Iquique in Chile and, via Brazil, toward the Atlantic – the standard pre- and on-carriage route for ocean freight. Domestic alternatives are El Alto near La Paz (LPB) and Jorge Wilstermann in Cochabamba (CBB), both with markedly thinner cargo infrastructure.

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