Quick Insights
Total flights per day
4,860
Domestic flights per day
3,784
International flights per day
1,052
Total active routes
1,210
Domestic routes
959
International routes
251
Countries with airports
11
Countries connected
13
Airports listed
82
Active airlines
72
Average route distance
1,289 km
801 miles
Average route flight time
2 hr 39 mins
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Rankings in South America
Browse airport, route, and airline ranking pages focused on this continent.
Airport Rankings
Top 50 Airports with the Most Destinations in South America
Airports in South America ranked by destination count, emphasizing the role of key hubs in linking major cities across vast distances and supporting both domestic and regional connectivity.
Top 50 Busiest Airports in South America by Flights per Day
South America’s busiest airports ranked by average daily departing flights, highlighting the continent’s primary airline hubs and the airports supporting the highest levels of aviation activity.
Airports in South America
82 airports grouped across 11 countries and territories.
Argentina (12)
Argentina (12)
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Buenos Aires (EZE)
(Argentina)
106 flights/day to 68 destinations -
Buenos Aires (AEP)
(Argentina)
207 flights/day to 59 destinations
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Córdoba (COR)
(Argentina)
34 flights/day to 22 destinations
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San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC)
(Argentina)
26 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Mendoza (MDZ)
(Argentina)
28 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Salta (SLA)
(Argentina)
15 flights/day to 10 destinations
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Rosario (ROS)
(Argentina)
9 flights/day to 10 destinations
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Neuquén (NQN)
(Argentina)
15 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Puerto Iguazú (IGR)
(Argentina)
13 flights/day to 5 destinations
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El Calafate (FTE)
(Argentina)
6 flights/day to 2 destinations
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Ushuahia (USH)
(Argentina)
5 flights/day to 2 destinations
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Rawson (REL)
(Argentina)
3 flights/day to 1 destinations
Bolivia (3)
Bolivia (3)
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Santa Cruz (VVI)
(Bolivia)
33 flights/day to 16 destinations -
Cochabamba (CBB)
(Bolivia)
21 flights/day to 6 destinations
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El Alto (LPB)
(Bolivia)
20 flights/day to 6 destinations
Brazil (43)
Brazil (43)
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São Paulo (GRU)
(Brazil)
537 flights/day to 114 destinations -
Campinas (VCP)
(Brazil)
166 flights/day to 68 destinations
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Belo Horizonte (CNF)
(Brazil)
139 flights/day to 65 destinations
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Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
(Brazil)
167 flights/day to 52 destinations
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Brasília (BSB)
(Brazil)
148 flights/day to 45 destinations
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São Paulo (CGH)
(Brazil)
271 flights/day to 42 destinations
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Recife (REC)
(Brazil)
92 flights/day to 40 destinations
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Salvador (SSA)
(Brazil)
81 flights/day to 35 destinations
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Fortaleza (FOR)
(Brazil)
82 flights/day to 25 destinations
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Manaus (MAO)
(Brazil)
36 flights/day to 25 destinations
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Belém (BEL)
(Brazil)
48 flights/day to 23 destinations
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Porto Alegre (POA)
(Brazil)
64 flights/day to 20 destinations
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Maceió (MCZ)
(Brazil)
31 flights/day to 18 destinations
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Curitiba (CWB)
(Brazil)
54 flights/day to 17 destinations
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Natal (NAT)
(Brazil)
27 flights/day to 17 destinations
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Cuiabá (CGB)
(Brazil)
28 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Porto Seguro (BPS)
(Brazil)
27 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Florianópolis (FLN)
(Brazil)
39 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Goiânia (GYN)
(Brazil)
30 flights/day to 12 destinations
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João Pessoa (JPA)
(Brazil)
20 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Foz do Iguaçu (IGU)
(Brazil)
22 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Uberlândia (UDI)
(Brazil)
17 flights/day to 11 destinations
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São Luís (SLZ)
(Brazil)
22 flights/day to 10 destinations
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Vitória (VIX)
(Brazil)
31 flights/day to 8 destinations
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São José Do Rio Preto (SJP)
(Brazil)
12 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Ribeirão Preto (RAO)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
(Brazil)
65 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Aracaju (AJU)
(Brazil)
13 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Teresina (THE)
(Brazil)
13 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Palmas (PMW)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Ilhéus (IOS)
(Brazil)
7 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Navegantes (NVT)
(Brazil)
17 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Londrina (LDB)
(Brazil)
9 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Maringá (MGF)
(Brazil)
9 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Juazeiro do Norte (JDO)
(Brazil)
8 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Cascavel (CAC)
(Brazil)
7 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Imperatriz (IMP)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Petrolina (PNZ)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Sinop (OPS)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Chapecó (XAP)
(Brazil)
8 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Vitória da Conquista (VDC)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Montes Claros (MOC)
(Brazil)
5 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Joinville (JOI)
(Brazil)
5 flights/day to 2 destinations
Chile (5)
Chile (5)
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Santiago (SCL)
(Chile)
229 flights/day to 58 destinations -
Punta Arenas (PUQ)
(Chile)
9 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Concepción (CCP)
(Chile)
21 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Antofagasta (ANF)
(Chile)
26 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Iquique (IQQ)
(Chile)
15 flights/day to 4 destinations
Colombia (10)
Colombia (10)
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Bogotá (BOG)
(Colombia)
581 flights/day to 104 destinations -
Rionegro (MDE)
(Colombia)
156 flights/day to 38 destinations
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Santiago de Cali (CLO)
(Colombia)
81 flights/day to 22 destinations
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Cartagena de Indias (CTG)
(Colombia)
77 flights/day to 20 destinations
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Bucaramanga (BGA)
(Colombia)
34 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Barranquilla (BAQ)
(Colombia)
38 flights/day to 9 destinations
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Pereira (PEI)
(Colombia)
36 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Santa Marta (SMR)
(Colombia)
38 flights/day to 6 destinations
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San Andrés (ADZ)
(Colombia)
30 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Cúcuta (CUC)
(Colombia)
19 flights/day to 4 destinations
Ecuador (2)
Ecuador (2)
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Quito (UIO)
(Ecuador)
61 flights/day to 23 destinations -
Guayaquil (GYE)
(Ecuador)
49 flights/day to 15 destinations
Perú (2)
Perú (2)
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Lima (LIM)
(Perú)
303 flights/day to 74 destinations -
Cusco (CUZ)
(Perú)
13 flights/day to 6 destinations
Venezuela (2)
Venezuela (2)
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Caracas (CCS)
(Venezuela)
31 flights/day to 25 destinations -
Isla Margarita (PMV)
(Venezuela)
10 flights/day to 10 destinations
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