▁de ▁Pad illa ▁International ▁Airport ▁ ▁is ▁an ▁air port ▁located ▁in ▁Su cre , ▁Boliv ia , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁constitution al ▁capital ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁Su cre ' s ▁main ▁commercial ▁air port ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Alc ant ari ▁Airport . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁run way ▁at ▁Ju ana ▁Az ur du y ▁de ▁Pad illa ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁length , ▁and ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁. ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁high ▁alt itude , ▁many ▁people ▁who ▁arrived ▁at ▁Su cre ▁via ▁rapid ▁air ▁travel ▁get ▁alt itude ▁sick ness . ▁The ▁alt itude ▁also ▁caused ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁be ▁excess ively ▁cloud y ▁at ▁times , ▁making ▁approach ▁difficult . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁Ju ana ▁Az ur du y ▁de ▁Pad illa ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁not ▁open ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁open ▁from ▁sun r ise ▁to ▁sun set . ▁ ▁Though ▁Su cre ▁is ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁constitution al ▁( de ▁j ure ) ▁capital ▁city , ▁Ju ana ▁Az ur du y ▁de ▁Pad illa ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁largest ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁largest ▁air port ▁is ▁Vir u ▁Vir u ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁la ▁Sierra . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Ju ana ▁Az ur du y ▁de ▁Pad illa , ▁who ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁independence ▁against ▁Spain