Accidents and Incidents
- On 14 July 1970, Douglas DC-3 TAM-17 of TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar was damaged beyond repair in an accident.
- On 4 May 1971, Douglas C-47 TAM-22 of TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar crashed shortly after take-off on a cargo flight to El Jovi Airport.
- On 17 September 1972, Douglas C-47A CP-565 of Aerolíneas Abaroa crashed on take-off. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenge flight. All four people on board survived.
- On November 25, 1976, Douglas C-47 CP-755 of Aerolíneas La Paz was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident. The aircraft was on a cargo flight, all four people on board survived.
- On January 1, 1985, Eastern Air Lines Flight 980, due to land at El Alto, from Paraguay to Miami, with a stop at El Alto, crashed into the side of mount Illimani, killing all 29 people on board the Boeing 727
- On March 8, 2006, a Learjet aircraft belonging to Argentina's military crashed just minutes after taking off from El Alto on its way to Viru Viru International Airport, killing all six people on board.
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