Chimore Airport guide

Chimoré Airport (ICAO SLHI) sits beside the Chimoré River in Carrasco Province, Cochabamba Department, in the Chapare lowlands. The site is a former military base. Its 4,000 m asphalt runway is among the longest in Bolivia, and the airfield stands about 267 m above sea level.

The government rebuilt the field in 2015 as a gateway for the Chapare region and as an international and cargo airport, at a reported cost of roughly US$34 to 40 million. The works added a passenger terminal of about 5,000 square metres and a cargo terminal of about 3,000 square metres. State carrier Boliviana de Aviación began flying to Cochabamba in October 2016, four times a week. Amaszonas later flew Dash 8 services to Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. In 2018 an Antonov An-225 carried out cargo flights between Iquique, Chile, and Chimoré.

Scheduled passenger service has been irregular. By 2021 the Bolivian Air Force ran the airport, no civil or commercial flights were permitted, and military flight units used it for pilot training. Check the current status with the aviation authority before planning travel through Chimoré.