page_title: El Alto International Airport
section_title: Airlines and destinations
hierarchical_section_title: El Alto International Airport / Airlines and destinations
caption_attribution_description: English: Interior of the new terminal of El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Bolivia.Español: Interior de la terminal del Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto en La Paz, BoliviaFrançais&#160;: Intérieur de l'aéroport international El Alto à La Paz, Bolivie.
context_page_description: El Alto International Airport is an international airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. It is located in the city of El Alto, 8 mi west of La Paz. At an altitude of 4,061.5 m, it is the highest international airport, the sixth highest commercial airport in the world and the highest commercial airport outside of China.
  The airport has been in service since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built. The new airport was inaugurated in 1965.
  El Alto airport was a primary hub for the former Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Bolivia's flag carrier which ceased operations in 2007 and is a hub for Línea Aérea Amaszonas. It serves also as a focus city for Boliviana de Aviación which is a state-owned airline.
context_section_description: Notes:
   : Avianca's flight to Washington, D.C. makes a stop in Bogotá.
   : Avianca's flight to Guayaquil makes a stop in Lima.
caption: The new terminal is used for both domestic and international flights.
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