Location of Aerodromes and Heliports

List of aerodromes and heliports; certified and with updated operational permit (July 2021)

Others

In April 2013 Deutsche Post DHL in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the “Get Airports Ready for Disasters (GARD) Programme “carried out a training at the two airports of El Salvador (Comalapa and Ilopango) in order to assess the capacity of the two airports in case of emergencies, so Salvadorian authorities be able to optimize their capacity of relieving goods and to allow smoother processes at the airports.  

Participants of this training were from entities who take part during emergencies in the country such as Aviation Authority, Comision Ejecutiva Portuaria Autonoma (CEPA), Civil Protection, Red Cross, the World Food Programme, US Navy, El Salvador Armed Forces, US NAVY, El Salvador Armed Forces, and UNDP.  

The following findings and recommendations were discussed at the training and a final document will be sent by DHL to the participants, so measures are taken.

Ilopango Airport

Findings:

• Ilopango airport is located on a landslide high risk land, which minimizes its probability of extension.
• There is not enough loading/offloading equipment.
• Sanitation service is limited.
• In case of emergency, there is no generator for general lighting.
• Building is small for migration, customs, security, warehousing and for accommodation in case of emergency.
• The capacity to supply fuel for wide-body aircrafts is limited.
• Limited lighting for runways.
• Armed forces are available for first response duties.
• There is capacity to receive military wide-body aircrafts.
• The armed forces have a Rescue Humanitarian Unit.

Recommendations:

• For emergency operations, the airport is good for light-cargo aircrafts and helicopters.
• When planning, it is good to consider Ilopango as an alternate airport.
• Consideration to obtain an emergency generator
• Provide emergency lighting system for the runaway
• Modernize and reinforce sanitation services.

 Monseñor Oscar Arnulfo Romero - International Airport

Findings:

• In case of emergency there is not a contingency plan specifically for the cargo terminal, as well as for Customs, Civil National Police, Armed Forces, and land support companies.
• Lack of additional equipment for loading/offloading humanitarian cargo from aircrafts.
• Not enough space for passenger terminal (Migration and Customs).
• Lack of vehicles for transporting passengers from remote places.
• Lack of enough equipment to mobilize cargo.
• Lack of enough human resources for cargo management.
• Lack of enough office material and equipment to process information for dispatching humanitarian aids.

Recommendations:

• Prepare a contingency plan for cargo terminal.
• Celebrate agreements with land support companies at AIES in order to attend aircrafts at the moment of emergencies.
• Extend passenger terminal.
• Acquisition of airbuses.
• Extend space to habilitate passenger service points.
• Provide equipment for emergency management.
• Continuous training for the existing team.
• Communication and revision of disaster humanitarian assistance manual.

No other inputs have been shared up to date (2021) regarding this.