AirportsJorge Wilsterman International Airport is a large airport serving Cochabamba, in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CBB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CBB
- ICAO code
- SLCB
- City
- Cochabamba
- State or region
- Cochabamba Department
- Country
- Bolivia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.4211° S, 66.1771° W
- Elevation
- 2,548 m (8,360 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,798 m (12,460 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CBB means Jorge Wilsterman International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SLCB. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.4211° S, 66.1771° W. It stands 2,548 metres (8,360 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/La Paz, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jorge Wilsterman International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,798 metres (12,460 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 15 airports of Bolivia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,798 m 12,460 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,649 m 8,692 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Mendoza International AirportOruro | ORU | 112 km |
| Chimore AirportChimore | CCA | 120 km |
| Alcantarí International AirportSucre | SRE | 230 km |
| El Alto International AirportLa Paz / El Alto | LPB | 237 km |
| Teniente Av. Jorge Henrich Arauz AirportTrinidad | TDD | 319 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 16,075 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,696 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,943 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,943 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,504 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,948 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,930 km | 22 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,756 km | 20 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,067 km | 16 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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