AviatDataCapitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport TJA / SLTJ
Tarija, Tarija · Bolivia · NAABOL (Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos) — state civil-military airport agency, successor to AASANA
340kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATASLTJ / TJA
OperatorNAABOL (Navegación Aérea y Aeropuertos Bolivianos) — state civil-military airport agency, successor to AASANA
Coordinates21.5557°S, 64.7013°W
Elevation6,084 ft · 1,854 m
Time zoneBOT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr339,735 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceSLTJ — AIP Bolivia / DGAC
Operating hoursPublished local hours (BOT): Mon-Fri 07:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-14:00, Sun 08:00-14:00; not H24 — operations outside published hours require PPR/prior coordination with NAABOL ATC/tower.
Terminals1 passenger terminal (single building); airport carries the official title "Internacional" and is civil/military-designated, but current scheduled traffic is domestic/regional only, with no confirmed active customs or immigration facility; a terminal and cargo-building expansion (~Bs 500 million) began in 2024.
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 3,050 m / 10,007 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Regional gateway for the city and department of Tarija in southern Bolivia's Andean valleys (elevation ~1,854m/6,084ft, moderately high but well below La Paz's extreme altitude); Boliviana de Aviación (BOA) operates the airport's core domestic routes to La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre and Yacuiba, while EcoJet is preparing to launch a new Santa Cruz-Tarija route in 2026, having flown government-backed exploratory/test flights on 20 and 22 February 2026 to assess costs and demand before formal route approval.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Boliviana de Aviación (BoA)
self-handled, Boliviana de Aviación - BoA is confirmed (independently, via Wikipedia's airport entry) as a current scheduled operator at Tarija, serving Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Sucre, Yacuiba and Trinidad (via Santa Cruz); no independent ramp-handling company is documented at this field and Bolivia's flag carrier typically self-handles turnarounds at smaller domestic stations - self-handling status unconfirmed specifically for TJA.
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TAM (Transporte Aéreo Militar)
self-handled, TAM (also branded TAMep) - Bolivian Air Force-run domestic carrier independently confirmed (via Wikipedia's airport entry) as a current Tarija operator; ground handling of its own flights is presumed self-provided by TAM/FAB ground personnel, consistent with its operating model at other regional Bolivian airports - self-handling status unconfirmed specifically for TJA.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
YPFB Aviación
State aviation-fuel company (Jet Fuel and Avgas); its own site states "Mantiene operaciones en las ciudades La Paz, Cochabamba, Sucre, Tarija, Yacuiba, Santa Cruz", directly confirming Tarija as an active operating city; into-plane agent not separately named and presumed to be YPFB Aviación itself, consistent with its model at other Bolivian domestic stations.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
NAABOL (Nueva Administración de Aeropuertos Bolivianos)
State air-navigation/airport-operations body; directly confirmed administrator of Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza (naabol.gob.bo/aeropuerto-capitan-oriel-lea-plaza/, listed under the Regional Cochabamba airport network) and its national site documents aeronautical meteorological service, AIS, NOTAM, PIB and electronic flight-plan filing as core services at its airports; the Tarija page itself displays live METAR/weather data confirming local delivery. Ground-handling and security claims for NAABOL at Tarija could not be substantiated on the airport-specific page and were removed.
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Hotel & travel
Not listed