List of the busiest airports in South America

This is a list of the busiest airports in South America.

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2022 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers Change
22-21
1  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 36'478,591 55.35%
2  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 34'480,706 42.66%
3  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 19'579,837 74.57%
4  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 18'519,667 86.74%
5  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 18'073,610 86.76%
6  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 13'471,797 28.31%
7  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 13'214,155 66.92%
8  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 12'833,254 183.40%
9  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 11'845,500 17.92%
10  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 10'167,951 49.54%
11  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 9'537,289 38.22%
12  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8'725,495 15.98%
13  Venezuela Simon Bolivar International Airport Caracas 8'244,064
14  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 7'217,373 38.48%
15  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 7'087,788 59.07%
16  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 6'654,062 37.49%
17  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 6'628,352 113.28%
18  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 5'895,257 TBD%
19  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 5'778,038 -9.00%
20  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 4'857,301 TBD%
21  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba TBD 61.43%
22  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém TBD 42.80%
23  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis TBD 52.33%
24  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus TBD 43.86%
25  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito TBD 69.79%

2021 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers Change
21-20
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 24'167,495 18.92%
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 22'091,102 104.24%
3  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 11'215,750 48.22%
4  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 10'499,097 33.78%
5  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 10'045,361 49.73%
6  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 9'916,293 16.90%
7  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 9'677,569 38.96%
8  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 7'916,646 156.57%
9  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 7'523,046 55.53%
10  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 6'899,849 43.39%
11  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 6'799,614 37.15%
12  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 5'486,014 42.83%
13  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123 65.69%
14  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 5'211,765 166.45%
15  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 4'839,594 35.90%
16  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 4'519,650 92.54%
17  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171 73.79%
18  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 4'455,787 137.05%
19  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza TBD TBD%
20  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba TBD TBD%
21  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém TBD TBD%
22  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis TBD TBD%
23  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus TBD TBD%
24  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito TBD TBD%
25  Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória TBD TBD%

2020 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers Change
20-19
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 20,322,520 52.74%
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 10,816,372 69.09%
3  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 8,527,737 65.38%
4  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 7,848,297 53.08%
5  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 7,566,704 70.21%
6  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 6,964,390 69.29%
7  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 6,709,061 36.62%
8  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,957,973 45.46%
9  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 4,836,890 44.49%
10  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 4,811,942 56.94%
11  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123 65.69%
12  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 3,840,940 50.67%
13  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 3,561,630 56.39%
14  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171 73.79%
15  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 3,156,418 55.14%
16  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 3,085,601 66.48%
17  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 2,508,359 61.43%
18  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 2,347,332 80.91%
19  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 2,075,540 42.80%
20  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 1,955,998 64.61%
21  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 1,879,635 66.81%
22  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 1,869,671 52.33%
23  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus 1,725,236 43.86%
24  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 1,521,680 69.79%
25  Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória 1,502,639 55.00%

2019 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers Change
19-18
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 43,002,119 1.83%
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 34,989,785 6.95%
3  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 25,402,742 6.82%
4  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 24,630,742 5.60%
5  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 22,681,392 3.28%
6  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 16,727,177 6.32%
7  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 13,508,309 9.98%
8  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 12,609,270 12.57%
9  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 12,298,969 7.98%
10  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 11,173,878 5.50%
11  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 10,585,018 14.77%
12  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 9,205,009 14.54%
13  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 9,091,258 0.81%
14  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8,714,119 3.74%
15  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 8,298,205 0.04%
16  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 7,786,582 2.88%
17  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza 7,218,697 9.14%
18  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 6,502,746 3.78%
19  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 5,663,946 4.78%
20  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 5,527,532 13.49%
21  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 5,037,650 3.74%
22  Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Guayaquil 3,970,573 3.07%
23  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 3,922,032 2.15%
24  Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Cusco 3,906,169 3.80%
25  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 3,628,807 3.36%

2018 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers Change
18-17
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 42,230,432 11.82%
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 32,716,468 5.57%
3  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 23,779,937 7.86%
4  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 23,324,306 8.86%
5  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 21,961,782 0.47%
6  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 17,855,163 5.67%
7  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 15,005,304 7.62%
8  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 13,365,290 2.94%
9  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 11,201,350 8.65%
10  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 10,591,138 4.20%
11  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 9,223,074 1.17%
12  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 9,165,905 0.88%
13  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8,399,935 8.01%
14  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 8,301,172 3.61%
15  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 8,036,411 5.47%
16  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 8,017,778 3.55%
17  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza 6,614,227 11.44%
18  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 6,284,073 6.72%
19  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 5,405,362 14.79%
20  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 5,228,072 6.91%
21  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 4,870,311 2.99%
22  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport Caracas 3,883,572 13.35%
23  Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Guayaquil 3,852,436 6.34%
24  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 3,839,348 0.10%
25  Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Cusco 3,763,300 11.35%

2013 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport IATA airport code City Passengers Change
(13/10)
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport GRU São Paulo 35,962,000 33.9%
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport BOG Bogotá 25,009,483 32.1%
3  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport CGH São Paulo 17,119,530 10.6%
4  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport GIG Rio de Janeiro 17,115,369 40.0%
5  Brazil Brasília International Airport BSB Brasília 16,489,996 14.8%
6  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport SCL Santiago 15,295,246 38.2%
7  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport LIM Lima 15,271,842 48.6%
8  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport CCS Caracas 11,956,178 35.3%
9  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport CNF Belo Horizonte 10,301,288 42.0%
10  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport AEP Buenos Aires 9,552,504 26.4%
11  Brazil Viracopos International Airport VCP Campinas 9,295,349 n/a
12  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport SDU Rio de Janeiro 9,204,603 17.9%
13  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport SSA Salvador 8,589,663 13.9%
14  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport EZE Buenos Aires 8,533,372 2.9%
15  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport POA Porto Alegre 7,993,164 19.7%
16  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport REC Recife 6,840,276 n/a
17  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport CWB Curitiba 6,742,133 n/a
18  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport FOR Fortaleza 5,952,629 n/a
19  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport UIO Quito 5,800,000 n/a
20  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport MDE Medellín 5,077,540 n/a

2011 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Airport Location Country Code
(IATA)
Total
passengers
Rank
Change
%
Change from 2010
1. São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport Guarulhos, São Paulo Brazil GRU 30,003,428 11.7%
2. El Dorado International Airport Bogotá, Colombia Colombia BOG 20,427,603 7.8%
3. Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil CGH 16,756,452 8.1%
4. Brasília International Airport Lago Sul, Brasília Brazil BSB 15,398,737 7.3%
5. Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil GIG 14,952,830 21.2%
6. Jorge Chávez International Airport Callao, Lima Peru LIM 11,904,553 1 7.6%
7. Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago, Santiago Chile SCL 11,064,487 1 7.6%
8. Simón Bolívar International Airport Maiquetía, Caracas Venezuela CCS 9,911,843 12.2%
9. Tancredo Neves International Airport Confins, Minas Gerais Brazil CNF 9,534,987 4 31,3%
10. Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil SDU 9,534,987 8,8%
11. Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador, Bahia Brazil SSA 8,394,900 9%
12. Ministro Pistarini International Airport Ezeiza, Buenos Aires Argentina EZE 8,278,159 3 9,5%
13. Jorge Newbery Airport Palermo, Buenos Aires Argentina AEP 8,250,971 1 13.3%
14. Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre Brazil POA 7,834,312 17.3%
15. Viracopos International Airport Campinas Brazil VCP 7,568,384 2 39%
16. Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba Brazil CWB 6,969,484 20%
17. Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife Brazil REC 6,383,369 2 7%
18. Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza, Ceará Brazil FOR 5,647,104 11%
19. Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito, Pichincha Ecuador UIO 5,120,000 2.3%

2010 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers
1  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 26,849.185
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 18,934.203
3  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 15,499.462
4  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 14,347.061
5  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 12,337.944
6  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 11,064.487
7  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 10,278.493
8  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport Maiquetía 8,830.688
9  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 7,868.071
10  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 7,822.848
11  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 7,696.307
12  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 7,558.149
13  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 7,261.041
14  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 6,676.216
15  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 5,958.982
16  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 5,774.615
17  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 5,430.066
18  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza 5,072.721
19  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 5,000.500

2009 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers
1  Brazil São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 21,727,642
2  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 14,899,199
3  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 13,699,657
4  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 12,213,825
5  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 11,828,656
6  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 9,024,611
7  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 8,786,973
8  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport Maiquetía 8,773,461
9  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 7,924,759
10  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 7,052,720
11  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 6,489,066
12  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 5,617,171
13  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 5,607,703
14  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 5,250,565

2008 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

Rank Country Airport City Passengers
1  Brazil São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 19,678,222
2  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 13,672,301
3  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 13,548,420
4  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 10,754,689
5  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 10,443,393
6  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 9,017,718
7  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport Maiquetía 8,975,897
8  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 8,285,688
9  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 8,012,794
10  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 4,274,922

See also

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