San Salvador Airport (SAL)

The terminal at San Salvador Airport

The airport operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so its services and its attention to passengers continue through the night, which matters for a flight that leaves or lands in the small hours.

It is arranged for families. The check-in is adapted, with a family-only line and priority for passengers travelling with children, and the inspection points have clear signage so it is easy to know where to go.

Getting to and from San Salvador Airport

The airport has general and VIP parking, and it lists the authorised car rental companies, so the car and the rental are both handled inside the airport.

What happens when you arrive at SAL

Keep your passport and any form you filled in on the plane with you the whole way, from the aircraft door to the exit.

The flight itinerary board of the airport shows every departure and arrival, with the gate and the status of each one.

San Salvador Airport with children

The airport has a children's play area, where they can play and let off energy before the flight, and restaurants with a children's menu.

There are nursing rooms in front of Gates 2 and 14, nursing cabins in front of Gates 16 and 18, and family bathrooms. The medical unit is available 24/7, with equipped ambulances, wheelchairs and stretchers.

Plan your stop at San Salvador Airport

Check with the airline and the airport's own site before you travel: the terminals, the airlines and the arrival procedures change. And check with the embassy or consulate about the documents your family needs for the entry rules of every country on your route.

Sources

• Official page of CEPA, the Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma, on its Family Friendly services at the Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador: an adapted check-in with a family-only line and priority for passengers travelling with children, nursing rooms in front of Gates 2 and 14, nursing cabins in front of Gates 16 and 18, family bathrooms, restaurants with a children's menu, a children's play area, a medical unit available 24/7, equipped ambulances, wheelchairs and stretchers. — cepa.gob.sv (checked 21 October 2026)
• Official page of the same body for the airport: the Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with permanent attention for passengers and users. — cepa.gob.sv (checked 21 October 2026)
• Official services guide of the same body, with the general and VIP parking, the VIP lounge, the authorised car rental and the map of the Family Friendly areas and locations of the airport. — cepa.gob.sv (checked 21 October 2026)