El Alto International Airport

[5] El Alto airport was a primary hub for the former Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Bolivia's flag carrier which ceased operations in 2007.

Bolivian air transport started in 1916, when the Military School of Aviation (Spanish: Escuela Militar de Aviación) was formed in La Paz.

[8] The new terminal consists of the enlargement, reshaping and construction of the baggage claim room, the check-in area and the corridor to the air bridges.

The airport has two runways: The main one "10R/28L" has a concrete surface and is 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) long, allowing large aircraft operations at higher altitudes.

Because of the thin high altitude air, most commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A330 cannot operate at full load out of El Alto International Airport.

As one of the world's highest-elevation airports, El Alto offers features taken advantage of by aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Bombardier, and Boeing to test high-altitude takeoff and landing.

The airport during the 1960s. A LAB Boeing 727 is seen in the foreground with the old terminal and its iconic Inca façade in the background.
Old terminal
At more than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) above sea level, El Alto is the highest international airport in the world
The new terminal is used for both domestic and international flights.
Domestic departures and waiting area in the old terminal.