List of the busiest airports in Central America
This is a list of the busiest airports in Central America by passenger traffic , a statistic available for almost all the airstrips taken into account. The list intends to include all the international and domestic airports in the area geographically defined as Central America, comprising Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Because each country has a different body to control these statistics, the compilation of data is difficult and not homogeneously distributed. The information presented here represents the best available data from various Internet sources. The ranking is ordered according to total passenger traffic (unless the footnotes indicate otherwise). Information on aircraft or cargo movements is not available for all the airports.
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Annual passenger traffic at PTY SJO SAL GUA MGA LIR BZE SAP TGU airports.
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Ranking of airports, 2018
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
16,242,679[ 1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
4,971,024[ 2]
3.
El Salvador
El Salvador International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
3,392,236[ 3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
2,762,582[ 4]
5.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
1,130,000[7]
6.
Costa Rica
Guanacaste Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
1,084,701[ 5]
Ranking of airports, 2016
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
14,741,937[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
6,456,750[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,984,764[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
2,579,123[4]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,533,034[5]
6.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
1,182,123[6]
7.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
867,976[7]
8.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
867,747[8]
9.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
697,925[8]
10.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
371,657[8]
11.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
323,465[1]
12.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
230,000[10]
13.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
165,802[7]
14.
Panama
Panamá Pacífico International Airport
BLB/MPHO
Panamá City
131,930[1]
15.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
113,444[4]
16.
Panama
Scarlett Martínez International Airport
RIH/MPSM
Río Hato
63,728[1]
Ranking of airports, 2015
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
13,434,673[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
4,494,875[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,725,458[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
2,323,360[4]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,499,756[5]
6.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
881,199[7]
7.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
878,365[2]
8.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
613,399[8]
9.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
603,486[7]
10.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
286,738[7]
11.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
260,603[9]
12.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
228,722[10]
13.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
133,768[7]
14.
Panama
Panamá Pacífico International Airport
BLB/MPHO
Panamá City
132,205[9]
15.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
109,490[4]
16.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
80,378[12]
17.
Nicaragua
Bluefields Airport
BEF/MNBL
Bluefields
63,200[13]
18.
Nicaragua
Corn Island Airport
RNI/MNCI
Corn Islands
62,200[13]
19.
Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas Airport
PUZ/MNPC
Puerto Cabezas
40,100[13]
20.
Costa Rica
Tambor Airport
TMU/MRTR
Tambor
38,699[2]
21.
Costa Rica
Puerto Jiménez Airport
PJM/MRPJ
Puerto Jiménez
38,165[2]
22.
Panama
Scarlett Martínez International Airport
RIH/MPSM
Río Hato
37,759[9]
23.
Costa Rica
Quepos La Managua Airport
XQP/MRQP
Quepos
29,872[2]
24.
Guatemala
San José Airport
GSJ/MGSJ
Puerto San José
28,598[4]
25.
Panama
Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport
CHX/MPCH
Changuinola
18,664[12]
26.
Costa Rica
Tamarindo Airport
TNO/MRTM
Tamarindo
18,209[2]
27.
Costa Rica
Golfito Airport
GLF/MRGF
Golfito
18,024[2]
28.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
14,723[2]
29.
Costa Rica
Bahía Drake Airport
DRK/MRDK
Bahía Drake
13,105[2]
30.
El Salvador
Ilopango International Airport
-/MSSS
San Salvador
12,385[14]
Ranking of airports, 2014
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
12,782,167[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
3,917,573[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,453,217[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
2,216,915[4]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,311.965[5]
6.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
779,757[2]
7.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
772,504[6]
8.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
617,526[6]
9.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
577,970[7]
10.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
286,738[6]
11.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
260,603[8]
12.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
239,315[9]
13.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
133,768[6]
14.
Panama
Panamá Pacífico International Airport
BLB/MPHO
Panamá City
132,205[8]
15.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
111,075[4]
16.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
88,363[2]
17.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
80,378[10]
18.
Nicaragua
Corn Island Airport
RNI/MNCI
Corn Islands
50,700[10]
19.
Nicaragua
Bluefields Airport
BEF/MNBL
Bluefields
45,500[10]
20.
Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas Airport
PUZ/MNPC
Puerto Cabezas
41,000[10]
21.
Panama
Scarlett Martínez International Airport
RIH/MPSM
Río Hato
37,759[8]
22.
Costa Rica
Puerto Jiménez Airport
PJM/MRPJ
Puerto Jiménez
35,745[2]
23.
Costa Rica
Quepos La Managua Airport
XQP/MRQP
Quepos
32,717[2]
24.
Costa Rica
Tamarindo Airport
TNO/MRTM
Tamarindo
30,108[2]
25.
Guatemala
San José Airport
GSJ/MGSJ
Puerto San José
28,456[4]
26.
Costa Rica
Tambor Airport
TMU/MRTR
Tambor
19,382[2]
27.
Panama
Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport
CHX/MPCH
Changuinola
18,664[10]
28.
Costa Rica
Golfito Airport
GLF/MRGF
Golfito
15,771[2]
29.
Costa Rica
Bahía Drake Airport
DRK/MRDK
Bahía Drake
13,438[2]
30.
Guatemala
Retalhuleu Airport
RER/MGRT
Retalhuleu
12,530[4]
Ranking of airports, 2013
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
11,586,681[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
3,820,688[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,355,001[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
1,917,362[5]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,206.172[4]
6.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
763,000[6]
7.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
663,246[2]
8.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
587,000[6]
9.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
518,000[11]
10.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
315,000[7]
11.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
263,000[6]
12.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
165,000[7]
13.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
148,000[6]
14.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
102,000[9]
15.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
18,534[02]
16.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
60,292[7]
17.
Costa Rica
La Managua Airport
XQP/MRQP
Quepos
31,000[10]
18.
Costa Rica
Tambor Airport
TMU/MRTR
Tambor
28,000[10]
19.
Panama
Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport
CHX/MPCH
Changuinola
15,842[7]
20.
Nicaragua
Bluefields Airport
BEF/MNBL
Bluefields
23,000[5]
Ranking of airports, 2012
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
10,174,870[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
3,872,467[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,100,794[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MDGT
Guatemala City
2,090,374[5]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,201.644[4]
6.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
769,000[6]
7.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
668,762[2]
8.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
581,000[6]
9.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
502,000[11]
10.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
276,378[7]
11.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
248,000[6]
12.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
175,000[6]
13.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
145,671[7]
14.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
99,000[9]
15.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
84,194[02]
16.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
72,340[7]
17.
Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas Airport
PUZ/MNPC
Puerto Cabezas
42,346[5]
18.
Nicaragua
Corn Island Airport
RNI/MNCI
Corn Island
37,241[5]
19.
Nicaragua
Bluefields Airport
BEF/MNBL
Bluefields
36,659[5]
20.
Costa Rica
Tambor Airport
TMU/MRTR
Tambor
29,014[10]
21.
Costa Rica
La Managua Airport
XQP/MRQP
Quepos
27,550[10]
22.
Costa Rica
Puerto Jiménez Airport
PJM/MRPJ
Puerto Jiménez
27,488[10]
23.
Panama
Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport
CHX/MPCH
Changuinola
19,010[7]
24.
Costa Rica
Tamarindo Airport
TNO/MRTN
Tamarindo
16,548[10]
25.
Costa Rica
Golfito Airport
GLF/MRGF
Golfito
16,546[10]
Ranking of airports, 2011
Ranking of airports, 2010
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
7,005,031[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
3,858,401[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
1,976,326[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
1,970,618[4]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,102,200[5]
6.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
742,000[6]
7.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
493,000[6]
8.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
443,585[7]
9.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
269,443[8]
10.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatán
214,000[6]
11.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
La Ceiba
181,000[6]
12.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
172,402[9]
13.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
117,260[8]
14.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
101,573[10]
15.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
100,525[11]
16.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
59,091[8]
17.
Nicaragua
Bluefields Airport
BEF/MNBL
Bluefields
21,894[5]
Ranking of airports, 2009
Ordered by total passenger traffic, international and domestic, with final data for 2009.
Country
Airport name
IATA /ICAO Code
City served
Passengers
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
Panamá City
6,531,927[1]
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
San José
3,730,187[2]
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
San Salvador
2,076,258[3]
4.
Guatemala
La Aurora International Airport
GUA/MGGT
Guatemala City
1,948,662[4]
5.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
Managua
1,089,992[5]
6.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
San Pedro Sula
742,000[6]
7.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
Tegucigalpa
565,000[6]
8.
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
BZE/MZBZ
Belize City
450,000[7]
9.
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber International Airport
LIR/MRLB
Liberia
376,858[2]
10.
Panama
Albrook International Airport
PAC/MPMG
Panamá City
269,002[8]
11.
Panama
Enrique Malek International Airport
DAV/MPDA
David
122,940[10]
12.
Guatemala
Mundo Maya International Airport
FRS/MGTK
Flores /Tikal
111,893[9]
13.
Costa Rica
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
SYQ/MRPV
San José
104,343[11]
14.
Panama
Bocas del Toro International Airport
BOC/MPBO
Bocas /Isla Colón
63,325[10]
15.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
Roatan
60,150[11]
Ranking of airports, 2008
According to Airports Council International 's World Airport Traffic Report 2009, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes)[12] . Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
Country
Airport name
IATA/ICAO
Passengers
Movements
Cargo
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
4,549,170
80,694
86,588
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
3,238,602
77,114
78,850
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
1,570,012
33,922
28,162
4.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
1,192,489
18,222
42,621
5.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
840,592
29,278
7,498
6.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
452,144
20,324
4,668
7.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
209,310
11,822
0
8.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
202,864
21,739
0
Ranking of airports, 2006
According to Airports Council International 's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes)[12] . Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
Country
Airport name
IATA/ICAO
Passengers
Movements
Cargo
1.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
3,215,423
61,161
82,186
2.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
2,623,464
62,158
81,179
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
1,624,814
38,264
29,805
4.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
1,089,992
30,991
21,700
5.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
593,374
24,680
6,695
6.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
545,586
17,904
5,081
7.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
230,640
22,744
0
8.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
208,152
11,406
0
Ranking of airports, 2005
According to Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, it is ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements, and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes)[12] . Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
Country
Airport name
IATA/ICAO
Passengers
Movements
Cargo
1.
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport
SJO/MROC
2,836,867
69,060
82,959
2.
Panama
Tocumen International Airport
PTY/MPTO
2,756,948
56,837
103,164
3.
El Salvador
Comalapa International Airport
SAL/MSLP
1,640,721
40,570
25,969
4.
Nicaragua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
MGA/MNMG
1,062,704
30,902
19,214
5.
Honduras
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
SAP/MHLM
586,120
24,984
7,300
6.
Honduras
Toncontín International Airport
TGU/MHTG
516,840
17,886
5,083
7.
Honduras
Golosón International Airport
LCE/MHLC
254,554
25,894
0
8.
Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
RTB/MHRO
215,994
12,942
0
See also
Notes
1. ^ Total passenger Traffic (ICAO standard and ACI Standard):Reporte Estadistico 2016 .
2. ^ Total passenger Traffic for 2016, as presented by Costa Rica's Civil Aviation Authority website, Resumen Estadístico 2016 [permanent dead link ] . Data for Juan Santamaría International Airport is estimated for both international and domestic passengers.
3. ^ Data according to the Autonomous Port Executive Commission Statistics Department.
4. ^ Total Passenger Traffic according to the Air Transport Statistics Unit , Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Sum up of Total Arrivals and Total Departures.
5. ^ Information available on the airport website . See "Traffic Data" section. The number represents the sum of total International Incoming, International Departure, Domestic Incoming and Domestic Departure passengers, for the year in question.
6. ^ La Nación (San José, Costa Rica). Aeropuerto internacional Daniel Oduber supera los 4 millones de pasajeros en los últimos cinco años , January 12, 2017.
7. ^ Total Passenger Traffic for 2016, according to the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport Authority About us .
8. ^ El Heraldo (Tegucigalpa, Honduras). Honduras:En 14% aumenta el flujo de viajeros por aeropuertos .
9. ^ Important: 2015 Total Passenger Traffic only, as presented on the airport website . 2015 Annual Statistics Report [permanent dead link ] .
10. ^ Important: 2015 Traffic Data for January–October only. Total Traffic according to the Institutional Yearbook, 2015 of Panama's Civil Aviation Authority.
11. ^ Important: 2014 Domestic Passenger Traffic only, according to Panama's Civil Aviation Authority website, Domestic statistics 2014 for Marcos A. Gelabert Airport .
12. ^ Total traffic, according to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. 2015 Nicaragua's Transport Statistical Yearbook .
13. ^ Total traffic, according to the Civil Aviation authority of Guatemala, Regional Airport Statistics, 2015 .
14. ^ Data according to the Autonomous Port Executive Commission Statistics Department. Ilopango International Airport Statistics, 2015 .
15. ^ Total passenger Traffic (ICAO standard and ACI Standard):Annual Report 2017 .
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