AirportsIlopango International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving San Salvador, in San Salvador Department, El Salvador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ILS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ILS
- ICAO code
- MSSS
- City
- San Salvador
- State or region
- San Salvador Department
- Country
- El Salvador
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.6995° N, 89.1199° W
- Elevation
- 618 m (2,027 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,240 m (7,349 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ILS means Ilopango International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MSSS. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 13.6995° N, 89.1199° W. It stands 618 metres (2,027 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/El Salvador, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ilopango International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,240 metres (7,349 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,240 m 7,349 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezSan Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | SAL | 29 km |
| Palmerola International AirportPalmerola, Honduras | XPL | 179 km |
| La Aurora International AirportGuatemala City, Guatemala | GUA | 181 km |
| Toncontín AirportTegucigalpa, Honduras | TGU | 209 km |
| Puerto Barrios AirportPuerto Barrios, Guatemala | PBR | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,088 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,870 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,222 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,728 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,346 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,710 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,804 km | 21 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,504 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,578 km | 16 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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