# El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL / MSLP)

**El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez** (IATA: SAL, ICAO: MSLP) is a large airport in San Salvador (San Luis Talpa), La Paz Department, El Salvador. It opened in 1980. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,500 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 3.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAL / MSLP
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa), La Paz Department, El Salvador
- Opened: 1980
- Elevation: 31 m / 101 ft
- Coordinates: 13.4445, -89.0558
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,500 ft
- Passengers: 3,442,739 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/El_Salvador
- Website: http://www.cepa.gob.sv/aies/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587675
- Weather station: MSLP · WMO 78666
- Ident: MSLP

## Timeline

- 1980: El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,200 m / 10,500 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,005,951 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,100,794 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,355,001 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,453,217 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,725,458 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,984,764 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,164,210 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 3,411,015 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,720,379 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,089,705 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,517,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,442,739 | Wikidata |

## Routes

19 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 203 km / 126 mi · Avianca Guatemala
- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 254 km / 158 mi · Volaris El Salvador
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 652 km / 405 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,161 km / 721 mi · Copa Airlines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,258 km / 782 mi · Volaris El Salvador
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,651 km / 1,026 mi · American Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,902 km / 1,182 mi · Avianca
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,949 km / 1,211 mi · Volaris El Salvador, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,294 km / 1,425 mi · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,310 km / 1,435 mi · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,056 km / 1,899 mi · Volaris El Salvador
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,358 km / 2,087 mi · Volaris El Salvador, United Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 3,734 km / 2,320 mi · Volaris El Salvador, United Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 4,244 km / 2,637 mi · Volaris El Salvador
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,665 km / 5,384 mi · Evelop Airlines, Iberia, Air Europa
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 9,119 km / 5,666 mi · Evelop Airlines

### Seasonal (5)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,651 km / 1,026 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,849 km / 1,149 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,310 km / 1,435 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,056 km / 1,899 mi · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,842 km / 2,387 mi · Air Transat

### Cargo (4)

- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 203 km / 126 mi · DHL Aero Expreso, FedEx Express
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,161 km / 721 mi · DHL Aero Expreso
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,651 km / 1,026 mi · Avianca Cargo, LATAM Cargo Colombia, FedEx Express, Amerijet International
- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 1,915 km / 1,190 mi · LATAM Cargo Colombia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- N3 [Volaris El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-el-salvador) · 7
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador-tai)

### Passenger (12)

- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- E9 [Evelop Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/evelop-airlines) · 2
- UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 1 · seasonal
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- LR [Avianca Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-costa-rica) · 1
- GU [Avianca Guatemala](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-guatemala) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1

### Cargo (5)

- D5 [DHL Aero Expreso](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aero-expreso) · 2
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2
- L7 [LATAM Cargo Colombia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-colombia) · 2
- M6 [Amerijet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amerijet-international) · 1
- QT [Avianca Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Veca Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/veca-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.4M (2022) | #426 of 3,974 | #102 in North America | #1 in SV |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,500 ft | =804 of 29,858 | =183 in North America | #1 in SV |
| Elevation | 31 m / 101 ft | =36,808 of 43,403 | =16,685 in North America | #17 in SV |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | =6,020 in North America | #2 in SV |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in SV |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.250 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | RDO | 126.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [SV-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sv-0002.md) Las Cachas Airport · 15 km / 9.2 mi
- [MSLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslm.md) Las Mesas Airport · 16 km / 9.7 mi
- [ILS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/msss.md) Ilopango International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [SV-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sv-0001.md) Rio Sucio Highway Airstrip · 50 km / 31 mi
- [MSCD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mscd.md) Ceiba Doblada Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [MSPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mspt.md) El Platanar Airport · 56 km / 35 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “El Salvador International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Salvador_International_Airport&oldid=1374980615), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp/data