El Salvador flag Santa Clara Airport (SAL)

Country El Salvador | North America | International Gateway | IATA: SAL | ICAO: MSLP | Elevation 101 ft · 31 m | Local time —

Destinations
30
Flights / day
60
Busiest route
Los Angeles
Top airline
Avianca

Santa Clara El Salvador Airport averages 60 flights per day to 30 destinations, with zero domestic routes and 29 international routes. A total of 11 airlines operate at SAL, led by Avianca. This airport provides direct service to 12 countries across three continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Santa Clara El Salvador connects to Madrid, with a typical flight time of 10 hr 55 mins. Updated: October 11, 2026

Route Network

Santa Clara El Salvador Airport connects 29 destinations worldwide, with Los Angeles standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Madrid, and the shortest flight is to La Mesa.

United States of America flag Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America 3 airlines
5 hr 50 mins
2,320 mi · 3,734 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Houston (IAH) – United States of America 3 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,211 mi · 1,950 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 2 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,899 mi · 3,057 km
4
per day
Costa Rica flag San José (SJO) – Costa Rica 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
405 mi · 652 km
4
per day
Panama flag Tocumen (PTY) – Panama 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
721 mi · 1,161 km
4
per day
Colombia flag Bogotá (BOG) – Colombia 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,182 mi · 1,902 km
3
per day
Nicaragua flag Managua (MGA) – Nicaragua 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
214 mi · 345 km
3
per day
Guatemala flag Guatemala City (GUA) – Guatemala 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
126 mi · 203 km
3
per day
Honduras flag La Mesa (SAP) – Honduras 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
158 mi · 255 km
3
per day
United States of America flag San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America 1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,641 mi · 4,250 km
3
per day
Honduras flag Comayagua (XPL) – Honduras 1 airline
—
SAL → XPL
3
per day
Mexico flag Mexico City (MEX) – Mexico 3 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
782 mi · 1,259 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,435 mi · 2,310 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Miami (MIA) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,026 mi · 1,651 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,425 mi · 2,294 km
1
per day
Spain flag Madrid (MAD) – Spain 2 airlines
10 hr 55 mins
5,384 mi · 8,665 km
1
per day
Peru flag Lima (LIM) – Peru 1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,940 mi · 3,123 km
1
per day
United States of America flag New York (JFK) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,094 mi · 3,370 km
1
per day
Colombia flag Rionegro (MDE) – Colombia 1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
1,055 mi · 1,698 km
1
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,163 mi · 3,480 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 25 mins
2,271 mi · 3,655 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Orlando (MCO) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,149 mi · 1,849 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 2 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
2,087 mi · 3,358 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Oakland (OAK) – United States of America 1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,637 mi · 4,244 km
4
per week
Ecuador flag Quito (UIO) – Ecuador 1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,190 mi · 1,915 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Ontario (ONT) – United States of America 1 airline
5 hr 45 mins
2,285 mi · 3,677 km
3
per week
Honduras flag Roatan Island (RTB) – Honduras 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
261 mi · 420 km
3
per week
Spain flag Barcelona (BCN) – Spain 1 airline
—
SAL → BCN
1
per week
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
544 mi · 876 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 11, 2026.

Santa Clara El Salvador Airport is served by 11 airlines, with Avianca in the lead at 55% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 75% of routes. five carriers operate only one route each. A total of 11 airlines operate international routes, compared with zero airlines serving domestic routes. Evelop Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Madrid with a flight time of 10 hrs 55 mins.

Avianca (24 routes)
Vuela El Salvador (6 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
Copa Airlines (2 routes)
American Airlines (2 routes)
Evelop Airlines (2 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
Delta Air Lines (1 routes)
Frontier Airlines (1 routes)
Iberia (1 routes)
TAG (1 routes)

Santa Clara El Salvador Airport provides direct service to 12 countries across three continents. The route network is 0% domestic and 100% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 29/day
Honduras - 6/day
Colombia - 5/day
Costa Rica - 4/day
Panama - 4/day
Nicaragua - 3/day
Guatemala - 3/day
Mexico - 3/day
Spain - 1/day
Peru - 1/day
Canada - 1/day
Ecuador - 1/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
—
Arrivals
4 min late
0 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 18

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

06:00 - 07:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

05:00 - 06:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

01:00 - 02:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 18

2026

00:00 - 01:00

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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

23:00 - 00:00

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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

22:00 - 23:00

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on-time
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0

Oct 17

2026

21:00 - 22:00

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on-time
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0

Oct 17

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
—
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

18:00 - 19:00

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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

17:00 - 18:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
—
Arrival
13 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

14:00 - 15:00

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—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
—
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
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Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
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Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
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Arrival
—
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
—
Arrivals
5 min late
2 min (+73%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
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Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
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Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
—
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
—
Arrivals
2 min late
3 min (+308.6%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
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Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
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Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

Departure
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Arrival
16 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 12

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
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Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
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Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
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Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
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Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
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Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
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Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
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Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
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Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
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Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
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Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
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Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
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Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 18

2026

Departure
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Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#397 (60 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#581 (30 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,515 ft 3,205 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
10,515 ft 3,205 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
2,661 ft 811 m 82 ft 25 m Asphalt
2,661 ft 811 m 82 ft 25 m Asphalt
2,625 ft 800 m 75 ft 23 m Closed
2,625 ft 800 m 75 ft 23 m Closed

Runway Length

9 aircraft cannot operate at Santa Clara El Salvador Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,515 ft (3,205 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Santa Clara El Salvador (IATA: SAL) operates around 60 flights per day to 30 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 0 domestic and 29 international routes, with Avianca as the leading carrier and Los Angeles currently the busiest connection. From SAL, passengers can reach 12 countries across 3 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,205 m (10,515 ft).

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