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  "address": {
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    "addressCountry": "Bolivia",
    "addressLocality": "San Ignacio de Velasco"
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  "airlines": [
    "No scheduled airlines"
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      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "45 minutes"
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      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
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      "value": "90 minutes"
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      "value": "120 minutes"
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      "value": "120 minutes"
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  "city": "San Ignacio de Velasco",
  "code": "SNG",
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  "connection_tips": "San Ignacio de Velasco Airport (SNG) is the air gateway to the eastern Bolivian Chiquitania and a practical access point for mission towns and regional travel. The town is close enough for a quick taxi or moto-taxi ride, and the airport feels modern for the region even though it remains small For a same-day backup, the practical plan is the onward road or domestic transfer, not the building footprint, because the airport mainly keeps San Ignacio de Velasco tied into the regional network. The meaningful alternates are Santa Cruz Viru Viru, San Mat\u00edas Airport, San Jose De Chiquitos Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by No scheduled airlines, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as San Ignacio de Velasco's time-saving link to the rest of Bolivia.\n\nIt works best for direct local access rather than complex onward travel In practical terms, the practical plan is the onward road or domestic transfer, not the building footprint, because the airport mainly keeps San Ignacio de Velasco tied into the regional network. The meaningful alternates are Santa Cruz Viru Viru, San Mat\u00edas Airport, San Jose De Chiquitos Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by No scheduled airlines, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as San Ignacio de Velasco's time-saving link to the rest of Bolivia.\n\nExpect a simple process but not a high-volume hub If the plan changes, the practical plan is the onward road or domestic transfer, not the building footprint, because the airport mainly keeps San Ignacio de Velasco tied into the regional network. The meaningful alternates are Santa Cruz Viru Viru, San Mat\u00edas Airport, San Jose De Chiquitos Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by No scheduled airlines, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as San Ignacio de Velasco's time-saving link to the rest of Bolivia.",
  "country": "Bolivia",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Settle the taxi or moto-taxi fare before leaving for San Ignacio de Velasco.",
    "This airport is useful for exploring the Jesuit mission towns of the Chiquitania.",
    "Ninety minutes is usually enough here for a domestic departure.",
    "The upgraded terminal is more comfortable than many small airports in eastern Bolivia.",
    "For Chiquitania travel, SNG can save a lot of road time if San Ignacio is the real destination."
  ],
  "global_map_link": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=Capit%C3%A1n%20Av.%20Juan%20Cochamanidis%20S.%20Airport%20Bolivia",
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  "iataCode": "SNG",
  "icao": "SLSI",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "May 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-30",
  "latitude": -16.383600235,
  "layover_planner_info": "Few amenities; prepare accordingly.",
  "longitude": -60.9627990723,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 45,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 120,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "Consult airline staff at the terminal for assistance.",
  "name": "Capitan Av. Juan Cochamanidis S. Airport",
  "region": "South America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "VVI",
      "name": "Santa Cruz Viru Viru"
    },
    {
      "code": "MQK",
      "name": "San Mat\u00edas Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "SJS",
      "name": "San Jose De Chiquitos Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Capit\u00e1n Av. Juan Cochamanidis S. Airport serves as the transportation hub for Bolivia's Chiquitania region, connecting visitors to San Ignacio de Velasco where the main commercial center facilitates access to six UNESCO World Heritage Jesuit missions built between 1691-1760. Though San Ignacio itself was excluded from UNESCO designation due to its 1968 reconstructed church rather than restored original, the town functions as the gateway to Santa Ana, San Miguel, and San Rafael missions preserving unique wooden architecture blending European design with indigenous traditions.\n\nTerminal facilities provide upgraded infrastructure that feels surprisingly modern for eastern Bolivia, supporting domestic connections and charter operations serving cultural tourism to the historic mission circuit. Quick taxi and moto-taxi connections reach downtown San Ignacio where visitors can explore the reconstructed Martin Schmid-designed church faithfully rebuilt from the 1808 fire-damaged original, maintaining interior handiwork from the colonial period.\n\nOperational characteristics center on cultural heritage tourism supporting visits to the remaining Jesuit reductions where indigenous communities preserve 300-year-old traditions of wooden column craftsmanship and baroque music, agricultural flights serving the semi-arid frontier region, and connections to other mission towns throughout the Chiquitania territory. The facility reduces significant overland travel time for visitors exploring this UNESCO World Heritage landscape.\n\nStrategic importance encompasses facilitating access to one of South America's most remarkable examples of colonial religious architecture adapted to local conditions, supporting sustainable tourism that benefits indigenous communities maintaining Jesuit-era craft traditions, and connecting visitors to the living heritage of six intact mission settlements representing the 16th-century humanist philosophers' 'ideal cities' vision realized in Bolivia's remote eastern plains.",
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}