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El Salvador International Airport Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez SAL / MSLP

San Luis Talpa, La Paz · El Salvador · Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA)
5.3Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAMSLP / SAL
OperatorComisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA)
Coordinates13.4408°N, 89.0556°W
Elevation101 ft · 31 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr5,298,491 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceMSLP — AIP El Salvador / AAC
Operating hoursH24 scheduled operations; no published curfew — international flights operate around the clock to match US/Latin American bank schedules. Customs and immigration staffed to match flight arrivals.
TerminalsTerminal 1 (14 contact gates with boarding bridges); Terminal 2 (5 positions incl. double bridges, opened Feb 2022); new dedicated arrivals terminal opened June 2026 (~24,000 m², up to 4,500 pax/hr); separate cargo terminal (3 aircraft positions)
Runways (2)
  • 07/25 · 3,200 m / 10,499 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I RWY 07
  • 18/36 (closed, used for aircraft parking) · 800 m / 2,625 ft · 23 m wide · Asphalt
El Salvador's sole major international gateway and an Avianca-adjacent Central American connecting hub, also hosting Volaris El Salvador; replaced the constrained Ilopango airfield in 1980 and was renamed in 2014 to honor Archbishop Óscar Romero, canonized as a saint in 2018.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
AirSupport Group
AirSupport Group (also operating as CORPAV / Airline Support Services of El Salvador) is confirmed by its own site, the IATA Ground Handling Partner directory and independent press as a leading ramp, passenger-service and corporate-aviation ground handler at El Salvador International Airport, serving carriers including Delta, Aeromexico, Copa, Avianca, United, Frontier and Volaris.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aerodespachos
Aerodespachos (aerodespachossv.com) provides ramp services, flight dispatch/monitoring and terminal passenger services (arrival, boarding, departure) for passenger, cargo, charter, military, private and general aviation at El Salvador International Airport. · Mon-Fri 08:00-17:30, Sat 08:00-12:00
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 2 providers
AirSupport Group
AC-U-KWIK's FBO/handler directory entry for MSLP lists AirSupport Group (CORPAV) as providing aircraft fuel in addition to handling, but the underlying detail page returned an access error and could not be independently verified.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Puma Energy El Salvador
Puma Energy's aviation division states it supplies Jet A-1 and AVGAS with 24/7 into-plane operations; independent press confirms its fuel depot sits on a plot adjacent to El Salvador International Airport at San Luis Talpa (Comalapa), recently expanded 160% to 16,000 barrels of jet fuel storage. · 24/7 (per supplier's general aviation-fuel claim)
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Available · 2 providers
AirSupport Group
Company site lists an "MRO Maintenance Repair Station" service line at SAL; exact scope and certifications were not independently confirmed beyond the company's own listing.
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On request
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman (MRO Holdings)
Independent MRO listings confirm Aeroman provides AOG (aircraft-on-ground) service recovery in addition to scheduled heavy maintenance.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Available
Aeroman (MRO Holdings)
Aeroman, based within El Salvador International Airport at San Luis Talpa, is confirmed by MRO Holdings' own site and independent industry press as the largest commercial aircraft MRO in Latin America, operating seven hangars for narrow- and wide-body heavy airframe maintenance, structures, avionics and interior modification.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Available · 6 providers
Aeroman
Composite / structures / sheet-metal shop — dedicated Structures and Composites shops (bonded panel and structural repair) backed by in-house Heat Treatment, Welding and Machining shops, at the Aeroman campus inside El Salvador International Airport, San Luis Talpa. Facility-wide Part-145-type approvals from FAA, EASA and El Salvador's AAC among others, plus AS/EN 9110:2018 and ISO 9001:2015 QMS; exact per-shop class rating not published — unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman
Interiors / cabin / seat shop — dedicated Seats shop, part of Aeroman's interior-modification and cabin-refurbishment service line; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman
Avionics / instrument shop — dedicated Avionics shop performing interior & avionics modification and bench work; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman
Emergency-equipment shop — dedicated "Inflatables" shop (evacuation slides / life rafts / life vests servicing); class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman
NDT / metrology lab — in-house Metrology shop for precision instrument and tooling calibration, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (cert. LCA-03:11); specific NDT method scope (eddy current/UT/dye-pen/X-ray/mag-particle) not itemized on public materials — unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aeroman
Environmental control shop — dedicated Air Conditioning (ECS component) shop listed among facility back-shops; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering On request
Aerodespachos
Company's own site describes loading and unloading of food and beverages to be served during corporate/charter flights as one of its listed service lines.
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On request
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available
Aerodespachos
Company's own site describes cleaning of the aircraft fuselage and interior cabin, including disinfection procedures, in compliance with international and local regulations.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
AirSupport Group
IATA's Ground Handling Partner directory lists AirSupport under "Cargo and Mail Warehouse Services," and the company's own site describes it as acting as General Handling Agent (GHA) and General Sales & Services Agent (GSSA) for air freight, including loading/unloading and cargo documentation at SAL.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation's own network page lists San Salvador (SAL) as an active station providing air cargo/freight handling for time-critical and high-value cargo, managed via its MACH cargo system.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available · 2 providers
AirSupport Group
Both AirSupport's own site and the IATA Ground Handling Partner directory list AVSEC/Security among its core service lines at El Salvador International Airport.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA)
CEPA, the state autonomous authority that owns and operates El Salvador International Airport, directly runs the airport's aeronautical firefighting/rescue unit (bomberos aeronauticos) and airport security, per CEPA's own site.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Available
FlyTag
FlyTag operates a dedicated MSLP/SAL trip-support page coordinating landing permits, Jet A-1 fuel uplift, flight supervision, crew hotel/ground transport and catering arrangements for operators flying into El Salvador; it is confirmed to be a remote trip-support agency working through local handler agreements rather than a physical ramp handler itself. · 24/7
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed