Quick Insights
Total flights per day
4,765
Domestic flights per day
3,753
International flights per day
990
Total active routes
1,191
Domestic routes
948
International routes
243
Countries with airports
11
Countries connected
14
Airports listed
82
Active airlines
64
Average route distance
1,283 km
797 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)
136 flights/day to 77 destinations -
Buenos Aires (AEP)
(Argentina)
205 flights/day to 58 destinations
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Córdoba (COR)
(Argentina)
26 flights/day to 20 destinations
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Salta (SLA)
(Argentina)
10 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Mendoza (MDZ)
(Argentina)
19 flights/day to 10 destinations
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San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC)
(Argentina)
19 flights/day to 10 destinations
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Rosario (ROS)
(Argentina)
6 flights/day to 9 destinations
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Neuquén (NQN)
(Argentina)
12 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Puerto Iguazú (IGR)
(Argentina)
10 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)
34 flights/day to 16 destinations -
Cochabamba (CBB)
(Bolivia)
22 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)
535 flights/day to 114 destinations -
Campinas (VCP)
(Brazil)
174 flights/day to 65 destinations
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Belo Horizonte (CNF)
(Brazil)
150 flights/day to 63 destinations
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Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
(Brazil)
161 flights/day to 52 destinations
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Brasília (BSB)
(Brazil)
144 flights/day to 44 destinations
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São Paulo (CGH)
(Brazil)
275 flights/day to 41 destinations
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Recife (REC)
(Brazil)
88 flights/day to 36 destinations
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Salvador (SSA)
(Brazil)
74 flights/day to 34 destinations
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Fortaleza (FOR)
(Brazil)
61 flights/day to 26 destinations
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Manaus (MAO)
(Brazil)
34 flights/day to 25 destinations
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Belém (BEL)
(Brazil)
50 flights/day to 22 destinations
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Porto Alegre (POA)
(Brazil)
69 flights/day to 19 destinations
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Curitiba (CWB)
(Brazil)
58 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Cuiabá (CGB)
(Brazil)
25 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Natal (NAT)
(Brazil)
25 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Maceió (MCZ)
(Brazil)
26 flights/day to 15 destinations
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Florianópolis (FLN)
(Brazil)
38 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Porto Seguro (BPS)
(Brazil)
20 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Goiânia (GYN)
(Brazil)
29 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Uberlândia (UDI)
(Brazil)
18 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Foz do Iguaçu (IGU)
(Brazil)
24 flights/day to 10 destinations
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São Luís (SLZ)
(Brazil)
22 flights/day to 10 destinations
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João Pessoa (JPA)
(Brazil)
18 flights/day to 9 destinations
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Vitória (VIX)
(Brazil)
35 flights/day to 8 destinations
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São José Do Rio Preto (SJP)
(Brazil)
13 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Ribeirão Preto (RAO)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Aracaju (AJU)
(Brazil)
14 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Teresina (THE)
(Brazil)
13 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Palmas (PMW)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Ilhéus (IOS)
(Brazil)
8 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Rio de Janeiro (SDU)
(Brazil)
66 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Maringá (MGF)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Londrina (LDB)
(Brazil)
10 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Juazeiro do Norte (JDO)
(Brazil)
8 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Petrolina (PNZ)
(Brazil)
7 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Imperatriz (IMP)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Sinop (OPS)
(Brazil)
6 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Navegantes (NVT)
(Brazil)
16 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Chapecó (XAP)
(Brazil)
9 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Cascavel (CAC)
(Brazil)
6 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)
211 flights/day to 55 destinations -
Concepción (CCP)
(Chile)
19 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Punta Arenas (PUQ)
(Chile)
8 flights/day to 6 destinations
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Antofagasta (ANF)
(Chile)
25 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Iquique (IQQ)
(Chile)
13 flights/day to 4 destinations
Colombia (10)
Colombia (10)
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Bogotá (BOG)
(Colombia)
545 flights/day to 107 destinations -
Rionegro (MDE)
(Colombia)
162 flights/day to 38 destinations
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Santiago de Cali (CLO)
(Colombia)
91 flights/day to 30 destinations
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Cartagena de Indias (CTG)
(Colombia)
78 flights/day to 21 destinations
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Barranquilla (BAQ)
(Colombia)
41 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Bucaramanga (BGA)
(Colombia)
35 flights/day to 10 destinations
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San Andrés (ADZ)
(Colombia)
34 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Santa Marta (SMR)
(Colombia)
37 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Pereira (PEI)
(Colombia)
22 flights/day to 7 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)
63 flights/day to 24 destinations -
Guayaquil (GYE)
(Ecuador)
48 flights/day to 16 destinations
Perú (2)
Perú (2)
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Lima (LIM)
(Perú)
311 flights/day to 70 destinations -
Cusco (CUZ)
(Perú)
13 flights/day to 6 destinations
Venezuela (2)
Venezuela (2)
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Caracas (CCS)
(Venezuela)
9 flights/day to 12 destinations -
Isla Margarita (PMV)
(Venezuela)
9 flights/day to 11 destinations
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