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El Alto International Airport
El Alto International Airport is an international airport located in El Alto, near the city of La Paz, Bolivia; it serves national and international air traffic. At an altitude of 13,313 ft , it is one of the highest international airports in the world. The facility served as a focus city for the former Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, Bolivia's national air carrier, and is a hub for Aerosur, the country's only significant private airline.
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 Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport in Cochabamba 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.
Incidents
On March 8, 2006, a Learjet aircraft belonging to Argentina's military crashed just minutes after taking off from El Alto on its way to Viru Viru International Airport, killing all six people on board.
Airlines and destinations
Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
Aerosur
American Airlines (Miami)
LAN Airlines
*LAN Peru
TACA
*TACA Peru
See also
Qamdo Bangda Airport
Extreme points of the World
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