SSA

Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

ICAO SBSV12.9086°S 38.3225°W20 m / 64 ftLarge airport
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Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (IATA: SSA, ICAO: SBSV) is a large airport in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It opened in 1925. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,005 m (9,859 ft). It is operated by Vinci Airports. In 2022 it handled 6.5 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1925–1925
1925
OpenedDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal de PassageirosTerminal de Cargas dos CorreiosTERMINAL DE LOGÍSTICA DE CARGAAzul CargoLATAM CargoGol Log
10/28078° / 258° · LIT
LENGTH3,005 m9,859 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
17/35143° / 323° · LIT
LENGTH1,520 m4,987 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
8.9M
9.3M
8.8M
9.4M
9.1M
7.6M
7.6M
8.0M
7.4M
3.9M
5.4M
6.5M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

38 destinations · 8 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miSDGX · Morro de São Paulo Airport · 86 km / 53 miIOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport · 226 km / 140 miAJU · Aracaju - Santa Maria Airport · 254 km / 158 miLEC · Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport · 324 km / 201 miVDC · Glauber de Andrade Rocha Airport · 357 km / 222 miBPS · Porto Seguro International Airport · 401 km / 249 miPNZ · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport · 464 km / 288 miMCZ · Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport · 468 km / 291 miGNM · Guanambi Airport · 500 km / 311 miREC · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport · 649 km / 403 miCPV · Presidente João Suassuna Airport · 681 km / 423 miBRA · Dom Ricardo Weberberger Airport · 732 km / 455 miJPA · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport · 739 km / 459 miVIX · Eurico de Aguiar Salles International Airport · 844 km / 524 miNAT · Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport · 857 km / 533 miCNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport · 960 km / 597 miTHE · Senador Petrônio Portela Airport · 1,003 km / 623 miFOR · Pinto Martins International Airport · 1,016 km / 631 miBSB · Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · 1,085 km / 674 miGIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · 1,218 km / 757 miGYN · Santa Genoveva International Airport · 1,242 km / 772 miSLZ · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport · 1,319 km / 820 miGRU · São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · 1,452 km / 902 miVCP · Viracopos International Airport · 1,458 km / 906 miCGH · Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · 1,480 km / 920 miCWB · Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · 1,806 km / 1,122 miMVD · Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · 3,020 km / 1,877 miAEP · Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · 3,145 km / 1,954 miEZE · Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · 3,174 km / 1,972 miSCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · 3,997 km / 2,484 miPTY · Tocumen International Airport · 5,151 km / 3,201 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 6,498 km / 4,038 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 6,934 km / 4,309 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 7,967 km / 4,950 miSDU · Santos Dumont Airport · 1,224 km / 761 miUDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport · 1,250 km / 777 miRAO · Leite Lopes Airport · 1,358 km / 844 miPOA · Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · 2,314 km / 1,438 miCDGMADPTYSCLEZEPOACWBRAOSLZGYNNATVIXBRAMCZLISCGHUDISDUFORTHECNFGNMPNZBPSLECMVDJPARECVDCAJUIOSSDGXVCPBSBCPVSSA
Year-round34
SDGXMorro de São Paulo AirportBrazil · Abaeté Aviação86 km53 miIOSBahia - Jorge Amado AirportBrazil · Azul Brazilian Airlines226 km140 miAJUAracaju - Santa Maria AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines254 km158 miLECCoronel Horácio de Mattos AirportBrazil · Azul Brazilian Airlines324 km201 miVDCGlauber de Andrade Rocha AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines357 km222 miBPSPorto Seguro International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines401 km249 miPNZSenador Nilo Coelho AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos464 km288 miMCZZumbi dos Palmares International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos468 km291 miGNMGuanambi AirportBrazil · Azul Brazilian Airlines500 km311 miRECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines649 km403 miCPVPresidente João Suassuna AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos681 km423 miBRADom Ricardo Weberberger AirportBrazil · Azul Brazilian Airlines732 km455 miJPAPresidente Castro Pinto International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos739 km459 miVIXEurico de Aguiar Salles International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos844 km524 miNATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos857 km533 miCNFTancredo Neves International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines960 km597 miTHESenador Petrônio Portela AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,003 km623 miFORPinto Martins International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,016 km631 miBSBPresidente Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,085 km674 miGIGRio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,218 km757 miGYNSanta Genoveva International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,242 km772 miSLZMarechal Cunha Machado International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,319 km820 miGRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,452 km902 miVCPViracopos International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines1,458 km906 miCGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportBrazil · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos1,480 km920 miCWBCuritiba-Afonso Pena International AirportBrazil · Gol Transportes Aéreos1,806 km1,122 miMVDCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportUruguay · Sky Airline3,020 km1,877 miAEPAeroparque Jorge NewberyArgentina · Gol Transportes Aéreos3,145 km1,954 miEZEEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniArgentina · Sky Airline3,174 km1,972 miSCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile · Sky Airline, LATAM Brasil3,997 km2,484 miPTYTocumen International AirportPanama · Copa Airlines5,151 km3,201 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal6,498 km4,038 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Air Europa6,934 km4,309 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France7,967 km4,950 mi
Most destinationsGol Transportes Aéreos 23Azul Brazilian Airlines 14LATAM Brasil 8Sky Airline 3Abaeté Aviação 1Copa Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from SSA. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Salvador Bahia Airport” (revision of 22 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers6.5M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#295of 3,974 · #18 South America · #10 BRLongest runway3,005 m9,859 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,163of 29,823 · #51 South America · #9 BRElevation20 m64 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=38,475of 43,341 · =8,319 South America · =5,384 BRAgeOpened 19252026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=244of 15,079 · #4 South America · #1 BRRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =21 South America · =4 BR
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
APPSALVADOR CON120.800
ATISSALVADOR ATIS127.750
CLDSALVADOR TRAFFIC121.100
GNDGND121.900
OPSSALVADOR OPS122.500
TWRSALVADOR TWR118.300