AviatDataSan Salvador International Airport ZSA / MYSM
Cockburn Town, San Salvador · Bahamas · Bahamas Department of Aviation
0pax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationAvgas 100LL
ICAO / IATAMYSM / ZSA
OperatorBahamas Department of Aviation
Coordinates24.0633°N, 74.5239°W
Elevation24 ft · 7 m
Time zoneEST (UTC-5/-4 DST, follows US transition dates)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelAvgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceMYSM — AIP Bahamas / BCAA
Operating hoursNo control tower (Miami Center provides ATC advisory; Nassau Radio FIS/advisory). Customs and Immigration attended Mon-Fri 9am-5pm local (~1400-2200Z EST / ~1300-2100Z EDT), except public holidays, confirmed by the Bahamas Immigration Department's San Salvador office listing. Runway lighting and PAPI/VASI permit night operations for based/scheduled traffic, but this is an unattended, minimal-infrastructure out-island strip outside staffed hours - treat off-hours/weekend service as PPR/unconfirmed.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building; Customs and Immigration present Mon-Fri, staffed weekday hours only, by request/PPR outside those hours.
Runways (1)
- 10/28 · 2,438 m / 8,000 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt
San Salvador is a low-traffic out-island strip serving the island's dive-tourism resorts (notably Club Med Columbus Isle and Riding Rock); despite the long WWII-era 8,000 ft runway and 'International' name, it functions as a small, minimally staffed field with a single daily Bahamasair link to Nassau plus seasonal/charter international service (e.g. Air Canada Rouge, Air Caraïbes) - annual passenger counts are not separately published by Bahamian authorities.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
Bahamasair
Bahamasair is the main/national flag carrier serving San Salvador Airport (ZSA/MYSM), with the only regularly scheduled service (daily flights to and from Nassau); seasonal charter service from Air Canada Rouge and Air Caraibes also uses ZSA (tied to the Club Med resort on the island), but no third-party handler was found for any of these operators. ZSA is a small government-run Family Island field (Bahamas Dept. of Civil Aviation) with no dedicated FBO or ground handling company identified in any source; fuel is listed as available but with no named supplier. Bahamasair is inferred to self-handle its own flights at this class of station, consistent with its standard practice across the Bahamian Family Islands, though this has not been independently confirmed for this specific airport.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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