# Ilopango International Airport (ILS / MSSS)

**Ilopango International Airport** (IATA: ILS, ICAO: MSSS) is a medium airport in San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador. It opened in 1923. It has one runway, 2,240 m (7,349 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 8 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ILS / MSSS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador
- Opened: 1923
- Elevation: 618 m / 2,027 ft
- Coordinates: 13.6995, -89.1199
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,240 m / 7,349 ft
- Passengers: 8,034 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/El_Salvador
- Website: http://www.cepa.gob.sv/ilopango/index.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilopango_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588038
- Weather station: MSSS · WMO 78663
- Ident: MSSS

## Timeline

- 1923: Ilopango International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,240 m / 7,349 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 10,247 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 9,567 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 12,385 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 18,252 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 17,833 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 15,174 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,812 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 8,034 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 181 km / 112 mi · Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos
- [TGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhtg.md) Toncontín Airport · Honduras · 209 km / 130 mi · CM Airlines
- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 234 km / 145 mi · Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos
- [RTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhro.md) Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport · Honduras · 403 km / 250 mi · CM Airlines

### Charter (1)

- [RTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhro.md) Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport · Honduras · 403 km / 250 mi · Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 5U [Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transportes-aereos-guatemaltecos) · 3
- H5 [CM Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cm-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 8K (2022) | #2,771 of 3,974 | #692 in North America | #2 in SV |
| Longest runway | 2,240 m / 7,349 ft | =3,206 of 29,858 | =709 in North America | #2 in SV |
| Elevation | 618 m / 2,027 ft | =8,760 of 43,403 | #4,005 in North America | #2 in SV |
| Age | Opened 1923 | =216 of 15,079 | =32 in North America | #1 in SV |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in SV |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 127.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MSLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslm.md) Las Mesas Airport · 25 km / 15 mi
- [SV-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sv-0002.md) Las Cachas Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [MSPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mspt.md) El Platanar Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [SV-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sv-0001.md) Rio Sucio Highway Airstrip · 28 km / 18 mi
- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · 29 km / 18 mi
- [MSLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslc.md) La Cabaña Airport · 35 km / 22 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: “Ilopango International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ilopango_International_Airport&oldid=1369249367), revision of 13 Aug 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/msss/data