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San Salvador (San Luis Talpa), La Paz Department

El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
12:52 LOCAL · 91°F MOSTLY CLEAR · 1 RWY · ELEV 101 FT
Cancellations
None
of 31 departures on the board
Weather
91°F MOSTLY CLEAR
Observed 18:00 UTC · MSLP
Departures next hour
3
busiest hour on the board is 11

Inside each terminal

Check-in, security, the station link and how to change terminals — verified against the airport's own pages.

Passenger Terminal

The country’s only passenger terminal, expanded in 2022 with five new gate lounges and six jet bridges — and now paired with a separate, US$50-million Terminal de Llegadas that opened in 2025-2026 for every arriving passenger. CEPA describes the airport as a “HUB” for one of the region’s leading carriers, connecting nonstop to 30 cities in 12 countries by mid-2026.

Check-in

Departures still check in at the original terminal building, through 122 counters — up from 82 before the 2022 expansion.

Security

Customs in the new Terminal de Llegadas runs inspection systems CEPA says can identify more than 13,000 substances, backed by body cameras, portable scanners and a robotic dog for security patrols.

Changing terminals

Arriving passengers cross a 34-metre walkway from the passenger terminal into the Terminal de Llegadas, where lifts and two escalators move up to 5,000 people an hour toward Migration — one of 73 desks (34 of them new) that CEPA says clear most travelers in 30 seconds to a minute, getting them out of the airport in under 30 minutes.

Accessibility

The airport holds the Family Friendly seal: dedicated family lanes, breastfeeding rooms, play areas and adapted spaces. Of the new terminal’s migration desks, 16 are reserved for families; of its 64 pickup spaces at the kerb, 12 are reserved for families and travelers with disabilities.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Arrivals terminal, migration, baggage, customs — New Arrivals Terminal opening
24/7 operation — Airport services hub
Family Friendly facilities — Family Friendly seal
Boarding bridges and future VIP lounge — Stage 2 expansion (IDB loan)
Airport origins, 1980 opening — History
Verified 6 August 2026

Concourse breakdown

Gates, airlines and what's worth your time in each concourse.

Gates
Airlines
Worth knowing
Lounges
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Avianca, Air Europa, Copa Airlines, Volaris, TAG Airlines, Frontier, Spirit Airlines, and other carriers — CEPA has not published a single, consolidated airline directory
Every airline shares one check-in hall — the terminal CEPA itself calls a regional “HUB” — now paired with a dedicated Terminal de Llegadas for every arriving passenger.
VIP Lounge (booked through simple.sv, serving both arrivals and departures)

Airline and gate assignments verified against the airport's official terminal guide and our own departure board, 6 August 2026.