Captain Aníbal Arab Airport
Captain Aníbal Arab Airport Heroes Del Acre Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cobija, Bolivia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 804 ft (245 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°02′25″S 68°47′00″W / 11.04028°S 68.78333°W | ||||||||||
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Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Capitán Aníbal Arab, IATA: CIJ, ICAO: SLCO) is an airport serving the Acre River port city of Cobija, the capital of the Pando Department of Bolivia. This airport is located at a reasonably near distance to Monumento Pando, and is also at a relatively close proximity to Rio Acre.
The Cobija non-directional beacon (Ident: CIJ) is located on the field.[3]
In December 2025, emergency measures usually reserved for natural disasters were put in place to allow the Bolivian Air Force to arrange flights between Cojiba and La Paz over the new year holiday period as there were no available seats on Boliviana de Aviación's limited scheduled service.[4] In 2026, the Bolivian government invited private operators to commence air taxi operations from the airport to address the aircraft availability concerns that left state-owned carrier unable to meet the ongoing demand for flights to this airport.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Boliviana de Aviación | La Paz[5] |
| EcoJet | La Paz[6] |
| TAMep | Cochabamba,[7] La Paz,[8] Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru[7] |
See also
References
- ↑ Airport information for SLCO[link removed]
- ↑ "Airport information for Cobija" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ ourairports.com https://ourairports.com/navaids/CIJ/Cobija_NDB_BO/. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "FAB will make two planes available for humanitarian flights, given the saturation of BoA". El Diario. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Gobierno invita a empresarios para dar "taxi aéreo" a lugares como Cobija, Guayaramerín y Riberalta" [Government invites business owners to provide "air taxi" services to places like Cobija, Guayaramerín, and Riberalta] (in Spanish). ERBOL. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alcaldía de La Paz envía más de 2Tn de donaciones a Cobija para damnificados por inundaciones" [The La Paz City Hall sends more than 2 tons of donations to Cobija for flood victims] (in Spanish). Autonomous Municipal Government of La Paz. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- 1 2 "(Route map displayed on TAMep home page)". Transporte Aéreo Militar. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tamep reanuda vuelos y restablece conexiones entre La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz y Cobija" [Tamep Resumes Flights and Restores Connections Between La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and Cobija]. eju.tv (in Spanish). 17 April 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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