El Salvador International Airport
Encyclopedia
El Salvador International Airport , commonly known as Comalapa International Airport or Cuscatlán International Airport, is located about 50 km (31.1 mi) from San Salvador
in El Salvador
. It was built in the late 1970s to replace its predecessor, Ilopango International Airport
, which is now used for military and charter aviation.
With 2,076,258 passengers in 2008, it is the busiest airport in El Salvador and third-busiest in Central America by passenger traffic.
for TACA Airlines and United Airlines, as well as Continental Airlines. The cargo terminal, located a few meters left of the passenger terminal, handles millions of tons of cargo each year. El Salvador International Airport (or Comalapa International) is located 45 minutes from the city of San Salvador
. Excellent roads connect the airport with the city. It handles international flights to Central America
, North America
and South America
including some weekly flights to parts of Europe such as Spain
.
When the airport was built it originally had only 7 gates. It was designed to handle around 400,000 passengers a year, but the high increase of passengers in the last 15 years brought the airport to its capacity. The airport has had two main expansions in the last decade or so. In its first phase (named AIES I), the airport grew from 7 boarding gates to 12, and later the second phase AIES II, added 5 more gates bringing the total to 17. Along with new gates, new expanded passenger waiting areas were built. Even though all these expansions have been made, the airport once again has reached the peak of its capacity handling over 2 million passengers on 2006.
There are several drug enforcement agents conducting random security checks and interviews of travelers at the airport. These agents can be identified due to the items they wear such as a fanny pack, either around the waist or over the shoulder. They also carry an airport access identification card around the neck. One side of the badge carrier shows the airport identification and access card with their photo, the other side of the carrier has the Salvadorean drug enforcement agency official badge.
The AIES has a main runway (07/25) 3200 metre, with an effective running surface of 45 m (147.6 ft) and 7.5 m (24.6 ft) shoulders. Parallel to the main track and the same length as this, is the taxiway Alpha, which is connected to the track through six starts. For the use of small aircraft, also built a secondary runway (18/36), 800 metre, which is currently used for parking of "long life" for aircraft that require it.
The platform of the Passenger Terminal Building (ETP) has seventeen aircraft parking positions, fourteen of which have their boarding bridges, which connect the aircraft directly to their waiting rooms. The three remaining positions are "remote", i.e., passengers disembark at any of them are transferred to the ETP through aerobuses. The ETP has a total constructed area of 34380 m² (41,118.1 sq yd), which houses the waiting rooms and corridors, areas of Immigration and Customs and diversity of stores.
The platform of the Cargo Terminal Building (ETC) has three positions for cargo aircraft parking, and also has a platform for the maintenance of five aircraft that require it, just in front of hangars Aeromantenimiento (AEROMAR), a modern workshop repairs that have achieved high levels of service in Latin America and represent an added value for AIES. The ETC has a built area, between warehouses and offices, of 10286 m² (12,302 sq yd).
Saturation living areas of screening, immigration and baggage at the International Airport El Salvador (AIES) to serve 2 million passengers arrive each year on average has given a sense of "urgency" to the expansion and modernization plan to the airport terminal so much that there were messages from the Salvadorean airline TACA
to bring its headquarters to another country if the renovation was not made soon.
So much so that the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) is working to initiate in 2008 a stage that has been called "early stage" of expansion, following the presentation of master plan development of the terminal presented by the Paris Airports (ADPI) makes a weeks. "We changed our sense of urgency and although I can not date, I can say that there is interest to move quickly presidential," said Ernesto Altschul, manager of planning autonomously.
This phase, which would include building a new passenger terminal, the extension of the maintenance area and a new Rampla for more aircraft, is valued at $39 million.
The $39 million cost of the first phase of construction is not included in the $700 million that the ADPI estimated as the minimum investment to meet the master plan of airport development by 2030. Now, with this new phase of expansion, the new CEPA accounts have risen and it is estimated that extend throughout the airport will cost about $883 million.
The Government of Japan, which financed the construction of the port of La Union through its bank cooperation, is the first country that is interested in financing the expansion of flights terminal, and sources say that CEPA is to fund interest one stage or the whole project. An interview was requested with the Japanese Embassy in El Salvador, but unfortunately no response was made.
The French Government, for its part, which funded with $500,000 grant master plan development, has shown interest in helping with the equipment of the terminal.
Other mechanisms ECA also has shown interest in funding this project with the mechanism known as build, Operate and Transfer (build, operate and transfer or BOT in English), would imply that CEPA operator site and build and manage infrastructure.
Other alternatives are that CEPA will become a holding company that sells some of the actions of the terminal, creating a land trust or to establish a public-private partnership that allows entities such as Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) funding with the state infrastructure.
s, fast food and full-service restaurants, bars, air conditioned areas, tourist facilities, car rental, and spacious waiting rooms. With space for 17 airplanes on the main terminal, 3 on the cargo terminal, 5 in Aeroman, and around 20 in the "Long Term Parking" which is runway 18/36. 94.5% of the airport's flights are on time (2005 data). The airport and runway have been closed at least 10 times in the almost quarter century since opening. They were closed for several hours following the devastating earthquake of 2001, followed up with minor repairs to the east end of the runway. They were closed again for several hours in 2005 due to Hurricane Stan
. Although the airport is located near the Pacific Ocean
, storms and hurricanes are not frequent.
There is Wifi
availability throughout much of the airport. Near Gate 17, a cafe called "The Coffee Cup" has free wifi for all customers.
The document credits the Salvadoran airport terminal compliance with all safety regulations issued under the Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), on fire control and health care, removal of rubber from the runways, lights and safety signs.
The certification will enable El Salvador to keep the category 1ante Federal Aviation Administration United States. "From the start of operations of the airport in January 1980, the terminal has been characterized by its safety," said Ricardo Sauerbrey, head of the Salvadoran terminal.
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. It was built in the late 1970s to replace its predecessor, Ilopango International Airport
Ilopango International Airport
Ilopango International Airport is an airport located on the eastern part of the city of San Salvador, El Salvador, once serving the city as its international airport until it was replaced by the larger and more modern Comalapa International Airport, located about 50 km south of the city....
, which is now used for military and charter aviation.
With 2,076,258 passengers in 2008, it is the busiest airport in El Salvador and third-busiest in Central America by passenger traffic.
Airport infrastructure
Comalapa serves as the Main hubAirline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
for TACA Airlines and United Airlines, as well as Continental Airlines. The cargo terminal, located a few meters left of the passenger terminal, handles millions of tons of cargo each year. El Salvador International Airport (or Comalapa International) is located 45 minutes from the city of San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
. Excellent roads connect the airport with the city. It handles international flights to Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
including some weekly flights to parts of Europe such as Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
When the airport was built it originally had only 7 gates. It was designed to handle around 400,000 passengers a year, but the high increase of passengers in the last 15 years brought the airport to its capacity. The airport has had two main expansions in the last decade or so. In its first phase (named AIES I), the airport grew from 7 boarding gates to 12, and later the second phase AIES II, added 5 more gates bringing the total to 17. Along with new gates, new expanded passenger waiting areas were built. Even though all these expansions have been made, the airport once again has reached the peak of its capacity handling over 2 million passengers on 2006.
There are several drug enforcement agents conducting random security checks and interviews of travelers at the airport. These agents can be identified due to the items they wear such as a fanny pack, either around the waist or over the shoulder. They also carry an airport access identification card around the neck. One side of the badge carrier shows the airport identification and access card with their photo, the other side of the carrier has the Salvadorean drug enforcement agency official badge.
The AIES has a main runway (07/25) 3200 metre, with an effective running surface of 45 m (147.6 ft) and 7.5 m (24.6 ft) shoulders. Parallel to the main track and the same length as this, is the taxiway Alpha, which is connected to the track through six starts. For the use of small aircraft, also built a secondary runway (18/36), 800 metre, which is currently used for parking of "long life" for aircraft that require it.
The platform of the Passenger Terminal Building (ETP) has seventeen aircraft parking positions, fourteen of which have their boarding bridges, which connect the aircraft directly to their waiting rooms. The three remaining positions are "remote", i.e., passengers disembark at any of them are transferred to the ETP through aerobuses. The ETP has a total constructed area of 34380 m² (41,118.1 sq yd), which houses the waiting rooms and corridors, areas of Immigration and Customs and diversity of stores.
The platform of the Cargo Terminal Building (ETC) has three positions for cargo aircraft parking, and also has a platform for the maintenance of five aircraft that require it, just in front of hangars Aeromantenimiento (AEROMAR), a modern workshop repairs that have achieved high levels of service in Latin America and represent an added value for AIES. The ETC has a built area, between warehouses and offices, of 10286 m² (12,302 sq yd).
Modernization project and expansion
This stage, which would have to conclude in May 2012, includes construction of a new passenger terminal and a ramp to receive aircraft. CEPA, however, still seeks a mechanism to ensure funding.Saturation living areas of screening, immigration and baggage at the International Airport El Salvador (AIES) to serve 2 million passengers arrive each year on average has given a sense of "urgency" to the expansion and modernization plan to the airport terminal so much that there were messages from the Salvadorean airline TACA
TACA
TACA may refer to:* TACA Airlines, a group of five Central American airlines* Talk About Curing Autism* Turkish American Cultural Alliance...
to bring its headquarters to another country if the renovation was not made soon.
So much so that the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) is working to initiate in 2008 a stage that has been called "early stage" of expansion, following the presentation of master plan development of the terminal presented by the Paris Airports (ADPI) makes a weeks. "We changed our sense of urgency and although I can not date, I can say that there is interest to move quickly presidential," said Ernesto Altschul, manager of planning autonomously.
This phase, which would include building a new passenger terminal, the extension of the maintenance area and a new Rampla for more aircraft, is valued at $39 million.
The $39 million cost of the first phase of construction is not included in the $700 million that the ADPI estimated as the minimum investment to meet the master plan of airport development by 2030. Now, with this new phase of expansion, the new CEPA accounts have risen and it is estimated that extend throughout the airport will cost about $883 million.
The Government of Japan, which financed the construction of the port of La Union through its bank cooperation, is the first country that is interested in financing the expansion of flights terminal, and sources say that CEPA is to fund interest one stage or the whole project. An interview was requested with the Japanese Embassy in El Salvador, but unfortunately no response was made.
The French Government, for its part, which funded with $500,000 grant master plan development, has shown interest in helping with the equipment of the terminal.
Other mechanisms ECA also has shown interest in funding this project with the mechanism known as build, Operate and Transfer (build, operate and transfer or BOT in English), would imply that CEPA operator site and build and manage infrastructure.
Other alternatives are that CEPA will become a holding company that sells some of the actions of the terminal, creating a land trust or to establish a public-private partnership that allows entities such as Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) funding with the state infrastructure.
Facts
The airport's modern facilities include duty-free shopDuty-free shop
Duty-free shops are retail outlets that are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes and duties, on the requirement that the goods sold will be sold to travelers who will take them out of the country...
s, fast food and full-service restaurants, bars, air conditioned areas, tourist facilities, car rental, and spacious waiting rooms. With space for 17 airplanes on the main terminal, 3 on the cargo terminal, 5 in Aeroman, and around 20 in the "Long Term Parking" which is runway 18/36. 94.5% of the airport's flights are on time (2005 data). The airport and runway have been closed at least 10 times in the almost quarter century since opening. They were closed for several hours following the devastating earthquake of 2001, followed up with minor repairs to the east end of the runway. They were closed again for several hours in 2005 due to Hurricane Stan
Hurricane Stan
Hurricane Stan was the eighteenth named tropical storm and eleventh hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was also the sixth of seven tropical cyclones to make landfall in Mexico. Stan was a relatively weak storm that only briefly reached hurricane status...
. Although the airport is located near the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, storms and hurricanes are not frequent.
There is Wifi
WIFI
WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting...
availability throughout much of the airport. Near Gate 17, a cafe called "The Coffee Cup" has free wifi for all customers.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is part of the new expansion which is currently under construction and will be opened in between 2012 to 2014. The new terminal is said to expand with approximately 30 to 40 new gates.Shops & Restaurants
Cuscatlan International Airport consist of a variety of shops, restaurants, car rentals, and duty-free shops. These include but are not limited to:- Pizza Hut Restaurant
- Pollo Campero Restaurant
- The Coffee Cup
- Radio Shack
- SONY Store
- Alamo Car Rental
- Budget Car Rental
- Subway Restaurant
- Productos Diana
Observation Deck
The airport consist of an observation dock where passengers as well as visitors may view landings and departures. The fee to enter the dock is USD $1.00 and $0.50 USD for children under 12.Security
The international airport of El Salvador, based in the town of San Luis Talpa, La Paz, received an international certification from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), after an investment of $8 million and a process of four years and two extensions.The document credits the Salvadoran airport terminal compliance with all safety regulations issued under the Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), on fire control and health care, removal of rubber from the runways, lights and safety signs.
The certification will enable El Salvador to keep the category 1ante Federal Aviation Administration United States. "From the start of operations of the airport in January 1980, the terminal has been characterized by its safety," said Ricardo Sauerbrey, head of the Salvadoran terminal.
Passenger Airlines
Cargo Airlines
- Amerijet International
- Copa Airlines
- FedEx Express
- Florida West International Airways
- TACA Airlines
- UPS
Airport traffic by major destinations (departures and arrivals 2010 data)
| City | Arrival and Departure |
 United States Los Angeles International Los AngelesLos Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
223,311 |
| United States George Bush Intercontinental Houston, Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... |
194,912 |
| United States Miami International Miami, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
163,720 |
| United States Washington Dulles International Washington D.C. |
97,726 |
 Panama Tocumen International Panama CityPanama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... , Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... |
97,072 |
 Costa Rica Juan Santamaria International San JoséSan José, Costa Rica San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San... , Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
94,452 |
| United States Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
85,564 |
| United States John F. Kennedy International New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
71,856 |
 Mexico Benito Juarez International Mexico CityMexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
58,313 |
 Guatemala La Aurora International Guatemala CityGuatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
41,845 |
 Nicaragua Augusto C. Sandino International ManaguaManagua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in... , Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... |
41,278 |
 Peru Jorge Chávez International LimaLima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... , Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
26,647 |
 Canada Toronto Pearson International TorontoToronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
22,497 |
 Honduras Ramon Villeda Morales International San Pedro SulaSan Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
22,404 |
| Honduras Tocontin International Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
17,264 |
| United States Newark Liberty International Newark, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... |
16,982 |
 Colombia El Dorado International BogotaBogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
15,123 |
 Spain Madrid-Barajas International MadridMadrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
12,324 |
| Canada Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
8,420 |
| Mexico Cancun International Cancun Cancún Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
8,390 |
 Czech Republic Prague Ruzyn? Airport PraguePrague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
5,128 |
 Venezuela Simón Bolívar International CaracasCaracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
1,746 |
 Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International GuayaquilGuayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
1,165 |
| Costa Rica Daniel Oduber Quirós International Guanacaste Libera Libera may refer to:*Libera , a Roman goddess of fertility*Libera , a boy choir from London* Libera me, a movement of the Requiem*Libera, a song by Italian artist Mia Martini... , Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
327 |
| Total Traffic Departures and Arrivals | 1,964,616 |
Airline traffic departures and arrivals
| Airline | Percentage of Passengers Transported (2010) |
| TACA Airlines | 52% |
| American Airlines American Airlines American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport... |
15% |
| Continental Airlines Continental Airlines Continental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc... |
13% |
| Copa Airlines Copa Airlines Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., operating as Copa Airlines ', is an airline based in Panama City, Panama, and serves as Panama's flag carrier... |
7% |
| Delta Airlines | 6% |
| Mexicana de Aviacion Mexicana de Aviación Founded in 1921, Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. was Mexico's oldest airline, before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010. The group's closure was announced by the company's recently installed management team a short time after the group filed for Concurso Mercantil and US Chapter 15... |
2% |
| TACA Peru TACA Peru TACA Peru is an airline based in Lima, Peru. It operates domestic services and international services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport , Lima. The airline operates out of 18 airports. It is part of Grupo TACA and operates its flights with TACA's codes.- History :The airline was... |
1% |
| Avianca Avianca Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since December 5, 1919 when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport... |
1% |
| Iberia Iberia The name Iberia refers to three historical regions of the old world:* Iberian Peninsula, in Southwest Europe, location of modern-day Portugal and Spain** Prehistoric Iberia... |
1% |
| Others | 1% |
| Total | 100.0% |
Yearly airport traffic
| Year | Number of Passengers Transported |
| 2007 | 2,055,276 |
| 2008 | 2,063,660 |
| 2009 | 1,941,638 |
| 2010 | 1,964,616 |