Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Jorge Wilstermann International Airport is a high elevation international airport serving Cochabamba, the capital of the Cochabamba Department of Bolivia. The facility is named in honor of Jorge Wilstermann, an early Bolivian commercial aviator.
The Cochabamba VOR-DME and non-directional beacon are located on the field.
Runways 14, 22, and 32 have displaced thresholds that reduce usable landing length. Cochabamba is within a basin in the Cordillera Real mountains, and there is distant mountainous terrain in all quadrants.Operators
On 1 March 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 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 and operated until 2013 when the Government ordered the nationalization of SABSA, the company Airport Group International created. SABSA Nacionalizada operates the airport since 2013.
