Travel guide: El Salvador International Airport, El Salvador (SAL)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for El Salvador International Airport, El Salvador — what to expect on the ground. El Salvador International Airport sits in El Salvador (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code SAL serves the area. Local timezone is America/El_Salvador, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 13.45°, -89.06° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionEl Salvador, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code SAL
- TimezoneAmerica/El_Salvador
- Coordinates13.45, -89.06
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
SAL is the airport code for El Salvador International Airport, officially named after Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero and formerly known as Comalapa, the main airport serving San Salvador, the capital and largest city of El Salvador, in Central America. The airport lies on the Pacific coastal plain south of the capital, to which it is linked by a fast motorway, and is the country's only commercial airport and one of the busiest in Central America, a major hub for the region. San Salvador is a lively capital set in a valley beneath volcanoes, and El Salvador is known for its Pacific surf beaches, its volcanoes and coffee highlands, and its warm climate. The airport is a gateway to the whole country. San Salvador is reached by flights into the airport and by road across the country. The climate is warm and tropical, with a distinct wet and dry season.
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Frequently asked questions
What is SAL airport?
SAL is El Salvador International Airport, officially named after Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero and once called Comalapa, the main airport serving San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. It lies south of the city near the Pacific coast and is the country's only commercial airport and a major hub in Central America.
Where is San Salvador?
San Salvador is the capital and largest city of El Salvador, in Central America, set in a valley beneath volcanoes a little inland from the Pacific coast. The international airport lies on the coastal plain to the south, linked to the city by a fast motorway of around forty kilometres.
What is El Salvador known for?
El Salvador is known for its Pacific surf beaches, its chain of volcanoes and crater lakes, and its coffee-growing highlands, all in a small and warm Central American country. Its capital, San Salvador, is the lively hub of the nation, reached through the international airport named after Saint Oscar Romero.
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