Quick Insights
Total flights per day
4,788
Domestic flights per day
3,789
International flights per day
975
Total active routes
1,186
Domestic routes
955
International routes
231
Countries with airports
11
Countries connected
13
Airports listed
82
Active airlines
70
Average route distance
1,273 km
791 miles
Average route flight time
2 hr 38 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)
107 flights/day to 67 destinations -
Buenos Aires (AEP)
(Argentina)
205 flights/day to 59 destinations
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Córdoba (COR)
(Argentina)
35 flights/day to 21 destinations
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San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC)
(Argentina)
18 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Mendoza (MDZ)
(Argentina)
26 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Salta (SLA)
(Argentina)
15 flights/day to 9 destinations
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Rosario (ROS)
(Argentina)
8 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Neuquén (NQN)
(Argentina)
14 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Puerto Iguazú (IGR)
(Argentina)
13 flights/day to 4 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)
23 flights/day to 6 destinations
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El Alto (LPB)
(Bolivia)
19 flights/day to 6 destinations
Brazil (43)
Brazil (43)
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São Paulo (GRU)
(Brazil)
518 flights/day to 115 destinations -
Campinas (VCP)
(Brazil)
167 flights/day to 70 destinations
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Belo Horizonte (CNF)
(Brazil)
150 flights/day to 64 destinations
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Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
(Brazil)
187 flights/day to 54 destinations
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Brasília (BSB)
(Brazil)
149 flights/day to 45 destinations
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São Paulo (CGH)
(Brazil)
291 flights/day to 44 destinations
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Recife (REC)
(Brazil)
93 flights/day to 35 destinations
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Salvador (SSA)
(Brazil)
67 flights/day to 34 destinations
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Fortaleza (FOR)
(Brazil)
74 flights/day to 27 destinations
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Manaus (MAO)
(Brazil)
31 flights/day to 26 destinations
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Belém (BEL)
(Brazil)
47 flights/day to 23 destinations
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Porto Alegre (POA)
(Brazil)
64 flights/day to 18 destinations
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Curitiba (CWB)
(Brazil)
58 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Natal (NAT)
(Brazil)
21 flights/day to 16 destinations
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Cuiabá (CGB)
(Brazil)
23 flights/day to 15 destinations
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Porto Seguro (BPS)
(Brazil)
20 flights/day to 15 destinations
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Maceió (MCZ)
(Brazil)
25 flights/day to 14 destinations
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Goiânia (GYN)
(Brazil)
32 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Uberlândia (UDI)
(Brazil)
18 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Florianópolis (FLN)
(Brazil)
37 flights/day to 11 destinations
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Foz do Iguaçu (IGU)
(Brazil)
24 flights/day to 10 destinations
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João Pessoa (JPA)
(Brazil)
21 flights/day to 10 destinations
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São Luís (SLZ)
(Brazil)
20 flights/day to 10 destinations
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São José Do Rio Preto (SJP)
(Brazil)
13 flights/day to 10 destinations
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Ribeirão Preto (RAO)
(Brazil)
11 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Vitória (VIX)
(Brazil)
33 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Aracaju (AJU)
(Brazil)
14 flights/day to 7 destinations
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Teresina (THE)
(Brazil)
11 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)
64 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Maringá (MGF)
(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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Londrina (LDB)
(Brazil)
8 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)
5 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Sinop (OPS)
(Brazil)
5 flights/day to 4 destinations
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Navegantes (NVT)
(Brazil)
17 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Chapecó (XAP)
(Brazil)
10 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Vitória da Conquista (VDC)
(Brazil)
7 flights/day to 3 destinations
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Cascavel (CAC)
(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)
217 flights/day to 57 destinations -
Concepción (CCP)
(Chile)
21 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Punta Arenas (PUQ)
(Chile)
10 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)
14 flights/day to 4 destinations
Colombia (10)
Colombia (10)
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Bogotá (BOG)
(Colombia)
554 flights/day to 108 destinations -
Rionegro (MDE)
(Colombia)
126 flights/day to 39 destinations
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Santiago de Cali (CLO)
(Colombia)
87 flights/day to 29 destinations
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Cartagena de Indias (CTG)
(Colombia)
72 flights/day to 20 destinations
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Barranquilla (BAQ)
(Colombia)
39 flights/day to 12 destinations
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Bucaramanga (BGA)
(Colombia)
34 flights/day to 10 destinations
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San Andrés (ADZ)
(Colombia)
32 flights/day to 8 destinations
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Santa Marta (SMR)
(Colombia)
34 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Pereira (PEI)
(Colombia)
27 flights/day to 5 destinations
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Cúcuta (CUC)
(Colombia)
17 flights/day to 4 destinations
Ecuador (2)
Ecuador (2)
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Quito (UIO)
(Ecuador)
56 flights/day to 22 destinations -
Guayaquil (GYE)
(Ecuador)
45 flights/day to 18 destinations
Perú (2)
Perú (2)
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Lima (LIM)
(Perú)
344 flights/day to 74 destinations -
Cusco (CUZ)
(Perú)
13 flights/day to 5 destinations
Venezuela (2)
Venezuela (2)
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Caracas (CCS)
(Venezuela)
33 flights/day to 23 destinations -
Isla Margarita (PMV)
(Venezuela)
14 flights/day to 11 destinations
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