Airports in South America - Flughäfen in Südamerika

This is a list of the most important ones Airports in South America.

Argentina

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Bariloche airportBRCSAZSBariloche, Rio Negro
Buenos Aires AeroparqueAEPSABELargest airport in Argentina, but only domestic traffic.
Buenos Aires-EzeizaEZESAEZForeign hub of Argentina.
CordobaCORSACOwith some international connections.
Mendoza AirportMDZSAME
Puerto Iguazú AirportIGRSARIIguazú, Misiones
RosarioROSSAARwith connections to Uruguay.
Ushuaia airportUSHSAWHUshuaia, Tierra del Fuego

Bolivia

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Cochabamba airportCBBSLCBCochabamba
La Paz-El AltoLPBSLLPAt an altitude of 4,000 m, making it the highest major airport in the world.
Santa Cruz-Viru Viru.VVISLVRDue to its lower location, it is increasingly becoming the main airport in Bolivia.

Brazil

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Belém AirportBELSBBEBelém, Pará
Belo Horizonte-Pampulha AirportPLUSBBHBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Tancredo Veves AirportCNFSBCFBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Brasilia AirportBSBSBBRBrasilia
Curitiba airportCWBSBPACuritiba, Paraná
Florianópolis AirportFLNSBFLFlorianópolis
Foz do Iguaçu AirportIGUSERIFoz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Manaus AirportMAOSBEGManaus, Amazon
Natal AirportNATSBNTNatal, Rio Grande do Norte
Porto Alegre airportPOASBCTPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Recife AirportRECSBRFRecife, Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro-Santos DumontSDUSSDUDomestic traffic, notorious for its runway close to the Sugar Loaf.
Rio de Janeiro-Antonio Carlos JobimGIGSBGLalso Galeão. Important international hub.
Salvador airportSSASBSVSalvador da Bahia
Sao Paulo-GuarulhosGRUSBGRMost important airport in Brazil, many international connections.
São Paulo-CongonhasCGHSBSPDomestic transport
Vitória airportVIXSBVTVitória, Espirito Santo

Chile

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Antofagasta airportANFSCFAAntofagasta
Concepción AirportCCPSCIEConcepción
Diego Aracena AirportIQQSCDAIquique
Santiago de ChileSCLSCEL

Important hub with many international connections. One of the few South American airports with connections to Polynesia.

Ecuador

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
QuitoUIOSEQUReopened in February 2013
GuayaquilGYESEGYQuito is slowly running out of rank.
Cuenca airportCUESECU

Falkland Islands

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Mount PleasantMPNEGYPAbout 30 km south of Port Stanley.
Port Stanley AirportPSYSFAL

French Guiana

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
CayenneCAYABOUTThe airport in South America with the cheapest connections to Europe (Paris).

Guyana

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
GeorgetownGEOSYCJ

Colombia

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Baranquilla AirportBAQSKBQ
Bogotá-El DoradoBOGSKBO
Medallín-Olaya de HerreraEOHSKMDDomestic connections.
Medellín-José María CórdovaMDESKRGMost important hub in Medellín.
Palonegro airportBGASKBG
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla AirportADZSKSPSan Andres Islands, Providencia

Paraguay

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Asunción-Silvio PetirossiASUSGASAsunción

Peru

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Aeropuerto Rodrigez balloonAQPSPQUArequipa
Cuzco AsteteCUZSPZOMost important airport in southern Peru.
Iquitos airportIQTSPQT
Lima-Jorge ChavezLIMSPIM
Aeropuerto Maria Reiche NeumannNZASPZANazca, only regional
Pisco airportPIOSPSO

Suriname

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Paramaribo pikeperchPBMSMJPParamaribo

Uruguay

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
MontevideoMVDSUMU
Punta del Este airportPDPSULS

Venezuela

SurnameIATA codeICAO codeNote
Caracas-Simón BolívarCCS SVMICaracas
MaracaiboMARSVMCMaracaibo
Aeropuerto del Caribe International General Santiago MariñoPMVSVMGPorlamar, Isla Margerita

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