AirportsEl Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez is a large airport serving San Salvador (San Luis Talpa), in La Paz Department, El Salvador. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAL
- ICAO code
- MSLP
- City
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa)
- State or region
- La Paz Department
- Country
- El Salvador
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.4445° N, 89.0558° W
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAL means El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MSLP. 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 13.4445° N, 89.0558° W. It stands 31 metres (101 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
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,200 m 10,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ilopango International AirportSan Salvador | ILS | 29 km |
| Palmerola International AirportPalmerola, Honduras | XPL | 187 km |
| La Aurora International AirportGuatemala City, Guatemala | GUA | 203 km |
| Toncontín AirportTegucigalpa, Honduras | TGU | 210 km |
| Ramón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula, Honduras | SAP | 254 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,113 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,891 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,238 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,746 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,369 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,734 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,830 km | 22 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,530 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,569 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.
Links
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