El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez guide

The airport sits at San Luis Talpa in La Paz Department, about 42 km south of San Salvador. The drive takes around 30 minutes. It is El Salvador's only international gateway and opened on 31 January 1980.

The Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA) runs the airport. It handled 5,298,491 passengers in 2024, up 16.3 percent on 2023, and about 49,000 aircraft operations. That makes it the third busiest airport in Central America. Avianca El Salvador and Volaris El Salvador both base aircraft here, and Avianca Group carried 47.6 percent of the traffic. United Airlines handled another 14.3 percent.

The main runway, 07/25, is 3,200 m long and 45 m wide. A short secondary runway, 18/36, is closed. The airport holds FAA Category 1 status, which allows direct flights to the United States. The passenger building has two sections with 19 aircraft positions between them, including boarding bridges, and a separate cargo terminal handles freight.