# Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ / SBSL) **Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport** (IATA: SLZ, ICAO: SBSL) is a large airport in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,386 m (7,828 ft). It is operated by Infraero. In 2022 it handled 1.4 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsl ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SLZ / SBSL - Type: Large airport - Operator: Infraero - Serves: São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - Opened: 1942 - Elevation: 54 m / 178 ft - Coordinates: -2.5864, -44.2350 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,386 m / 7,828 ft - Passengers: 1,387,827 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Fortaleza - Website: http://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-sao-luis-marechal-cunha-machado/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marechal_Cunha_Machado_International_Airport (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587801 - Weather station: SBSL · WMO 82281 - Ident: SBSL ## Timeline - 1942: Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 2,386 m / 7,828 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 039° / 219° | yes | | 09/27 | 1,464 m / 4,803 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,776,061 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,948,911 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,740,632 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,798,403 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,702,633 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,558,440 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,617,679 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,598,004 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,618,465 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 832,433 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 1,060,208 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 1,387,827 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 647 km / 402 mi · LATAM Brasil - [SSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsv.md) Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Brazil · 1,319 km / 820 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,531 km / 951 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 2,251 km / 1,399 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,330 km / 1,448 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · LATAM Brasil - [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 5,837 km / 3,627 mi · TAP Air Portugal ### Seasonal (3) - [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 647 km / 402 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 1,896 km / 1,178 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos ### Cargo (2) - [THE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbte.md) Senador Petrônio Portela Airport · Brazil · 317 km / 197 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos - [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 2,330 km / 1,448 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SLZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 8 - JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 5 - TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.4M (2022) | #711 of 3,974 | #56 in South America | #24 in BR | | Longest runway | 2,386 m / 7,828 ft | =2,946 of 29,858 | #178 in South America | #42 in BR | | Elevation | 54 m / 178 ft | =34,539 of 43,403 | =7,828 in South America | #5,226 in BR | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =30 in South America | =18 in BR | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in BR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | SAO LUIS APP | 119.100 | | OPS | SAO LUIS OPS | 122.050 | | TWR | SAO LUIS TWR | 118.700 | ## Nearby airports - [SNOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snoz.md) Coronel Alexandre Raposo Airport · 15 km / 9.1 mi - [SIPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sipb.md) CAVU - Clube de Aviação Ultraleve Airport · 20 km / 12 mi - [SNCW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sncw.md) Alcântara Space Center Airport · 30 km / 18 mi - [BR-2843](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2843.md) São Bento Airport · 69 km / 43 mi - [GMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/snyw.md) Antônio Guerreiro Airport · 70 km / 44 mi - [BR-1655](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1655.md) Primeira Cruz Airport · 89 km / 55 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: “Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marechal_Cunha_Machado_International_Airport&oldid=1376163598), revision of 22 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/sbsl/data