International Airport Luis Eduardo Magalhaes
The modern passenger terminal facilities in the form of the International Airport of Salvador - Mr. Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, one of the cards more attractive and charming Brazilian. 20km away from the Convention Center of Bahia and 37Km from the city center and major hotels, the airport of Salvador leads the Superintendent of Central-Eastern Infraero.
The International Airport of Salvador has a terminal for air cargo (4,780 m²), finger with 11 boarding bridges, buildings, parking for 1,400 vehicles and flow capacity of about 6 million passengers, 67,180 operations, landings and takeoffs of flights domestic as well as 4,051 international in 2004.
- Third Largest Airport Infrastructure in Brazil;
- Total Construction Area: 6 million meters between sand dunes and vegetation;
- Capacity of the Yard: 26 operations;
- Patio of General Aviation: 15.5 thousand sq meters;
- Size of the runway taxiing: 3 thousand meters;
- Number of Mats Landing at Home: 04;
- Number of Mats Landing in International: 01;
- Check-in: 65 points;
- Trading Spaces: 130 stores.
Air Mesh
Salvador International Airport about 80 departing flights scheduled daily for all the country‘s capital and main Brazilian cities, in addition to about 47 international flights per week from South America, Northern Europe and, with aircraft with seating for up to 300 people.
The Embratur puts Salvador in the third position among the capitals to receive more foreign tourists.
Operate regularly in Salvador national airlines Varig, TAM, Gol, Northeast Airlines, Abaeté Airlines, BRA / PNX, Ocean Air, BRA / PNX and the International Air Portugal and Air Europa.
REGULAR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO SALVADOR - Weeks
| ORIGIN |
FREQUENCY |
TIME OF FLIGHT |
| Buenos Aires (South America) |
14 |
6h |
| Frankfurt (Germany)* |
01 |
10h 20min |
| Lisboa (Europe) |
08 |
7h 50min |
| Madrid (Europe) |
05 |
8h 40min |
| Miami (EUA) |
01 |
8h |
| Milan (Italy)* |
02 |
12h 25min |
| Montevideo (Uruguay) |
07 |
6h 40min |
| Paris (France)* |
01 |
9h 20min |
| Zurich (Switzerland)* |
01 |
9h |
| * Regular Charters |
NATIONAL REGULAR FLIGHTS TO SALVADOR - Weeks
| ORIGIN |
FREQUENCY |
TIME OF FLIGHT |
| Aracaju |
33 |
40min |
| Belo Horizonte |
49 |
1h 30min |
| Belém |
28 |
4h 30min |
| Brasília |
31 |
1h 30min |
| Curitiba |
01 |
4h |
| Fortaleza |
68 |
2h |
| Manaus |
21 |
7h 20min |
| Porto Alegre |
20 |
4h 30min |
| Recife |
73 |
1h 10min |
| Rio de Janeiro |
103 |
2h |
| São Paulo |
135 |
2h 15min |