Where is SAL airport?

SAL is a large airport in San Salvador, La Paz Department, El Salvador, at 13.4445, -89.0558, 31 m above sea level. It serves El Salvador.

What time zone is SAL in?

SAL is in the America/El_Salvador time zone, UTC−6.

How many passengers use SAL?

3,442,739 passengers in 2022, according to Wikidata.

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SAL — El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez

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Large airport in El Salvador.

IATA code: SAL
ICAO code: MSLP
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 3,442,739; 2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 28; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−6; America/El_Salvador
Elevation: 31 m; 102 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,200 m

Local time now: —

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About SAL

El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez is a large airport serving El Salvador. It opened in 1980. 3,442,739 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 28 nonstop routes from SAL.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SAL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SAL → IAH	Houston, United States	1,942 km	641,479
SAL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,733 km	629,587
SAL → IAD	Washington, United States	3,048 km	617,085
SAL → JFK	New York, United States	3,361 km	323,018
SAL → MIA	Miami, United States	1,646 km	322,230
SAL → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	2,302 km	244,152
SAL → SFO	San Francisco, United States	4,248 km	235,127
SAL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,285 km	141,575
SAL → MAD	Madrid, Spain	8,675 km	126,948
SAL → EWR	New York, United States	3,349 km	98,541
SAL → BOS	Boston, United States	3,647 km	67,644
SAL → OAK	Oakland, United States	4,242 km	58,522
SAL → ONT	Ontario, California, United States	3,675 km	51,693
SAL → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,843 km	40,198
SAL → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	1,679 km	29,070
SAL → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	3,617 km	19,734
SAL → ORD	Chicago, United States	3,164 km	16,904
SAL → BHM	Birmingham, United States	2,240 km	313
SAL → HSV	Huntsville, United States	2,359 km	188
SAL → BNA	Nashville, United States	2,524 km	179
SAL → CHS	Charleston, United States	2,341 km	179
SAL → MSY	New Orleans, United States	1,837 km	175
SAL → AUS	Austin, United States	2,055 km	163
SAL → HOU	Houston, United States	1,905 km	156
SAL → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	3,507 km	151
SAL → JAX	Jacksonville, United States	2,034 km	150
SAL → RDU	Raleigh, United States	2,690 km	125
SAL → TPA	Tampa, United States	1,745 km	115

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at SAL on flights to and from the US

TA Taca International Airlines · 11,785 flights
UA United Air Lines · 3,800 flights
N3 Vuela EL Salvador S.A. de C.V. · 3,491 flights
AA American Airlines · 1,793 flights
LR Lacsa · 1,406 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 759 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 476 flights
NK Spirit Air Lines · 298 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ILS	Ilopango International Airport	San Salvador, El Salvador	29 km
XPL	Palmerola International Airport	Palmerola, Honduras	187 km
GUA	La Aurora International Airport	Guatemala City, Guatemala	203 km
TGU	Toncontín Airport	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	210 km
SAP	Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	254 km

Distance from SAL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SAL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	8,754 km	—
SAL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	14,254 km	—
SAL → CDG	Paris, France	9,009 km	—
SAL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,409 km	—
SAL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	11,223 km	—
SAL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,094 km	—
SAL → JFK	New York, United States	3,361 km	323,018
SAL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	2,285 km	141,575
SAL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,733 km	629,587
SAL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	17,838 km	—
SAL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	12,546 km	—
SAL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	13,974 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	3,200 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

San Salvador, La Paz Department, El Salvador · 13.4445, -89.0558

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez has the IATA code SAL and the ICAO code MSLP. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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