List of the busiest airports in South America

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2022 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirportCityPassengersChange
22-21
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 36'478,591 [1] Increase2.svg55.35%
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 34'480,706 [2] Increase2.svg42.66%
3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 19'579,837 [3] Increase2.svg74.57%
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 18'519,667 [4] Increase2.svg86.74%
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 18'073,610 [5] Increase2.svg86.76%
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 13'471,797 [6] Decrease2.svg28.31%
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 13'214,155 [1] Increase2.svg66.92%
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 12'833,254 [7] Increase2.svg183.40%
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 11'845,500 [8] Increase2.svg17.92%
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 10'167,951 [5] Increase2.svg49.54%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 9'537,289 [9] Increase2.svg38.22%
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8'725,495 [10] Increase2.svg15.98%
13Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Simon Bolivar International Airport Caracas 8'244,064
14Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 7'217,373 [1] Increase2.svg38.48%
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 7'087,788 [1] Increase2.svg59.07%
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 6'654,062 [11] Increase2.svg37.49%
17Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 6'628,352 [7] Increase2.svg113.28%
18Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 5'895,257 [12] Decrease2.svgTBD%
19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 5'778,038 [13] Decrease2.svg-9.00%
20Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 4'857,301 [14] Increase2.svgTBD%
21Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba TBD [5] Decrease2.svg61.43%
22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém TBD [5] Decrease2.svg42.80%
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis TBD [15] Decrease2.svg52.33%
24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus TBD [5] Decrease2.svg43.86%
25Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito TBD [16] Decrease2.svg69.79%

2021 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirportCityPassengersChange
21-20
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 24'167,495 [2] Increase2.svg18.92%
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 22'091,102 [1] Increase2.svg104.24%
3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 11'215,750 [3] Increase2.svg48.22%
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 10'499,097 [6] Increase2.svg33.78%
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 10'045,361 [8] Increase2.svg49.73%
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 9'916,293 [4] Increase2.svg16.90%
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 9'677,569 [5] Increase2.svg38.96%
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 7'916,646 [1] Increase2.svg156.57%
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 7'523,046 [10] Increase2.svg55.53%
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 6'899,849 [9] Increase2.svg43.39%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 6'799,614 [5] Increase2.svg37.15%
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 5'486,014 [14] Increase2.svg42.83%
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123 [12] Decrease2.svg65.69%
14Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 5'211,765 [1] Increase2.svg166.45%
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 4'839,594 [11] Increase2.svg35.90%
16Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 4'519,650 [7] Increase2.svg92.54%
17Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171 [7] Decrease2.svg73.79%
18Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 4'455,787 [1] Increase2.svg137.05%
19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza TBD [13] Increase2.svgTBD%
20Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba TBD [5] Increase2.svgTBD%
21Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém TBD [5] Increase2.svgTBD%
22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis TBD [15] Increase2.svgTBD%
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus TBD [5] Increase2.svgTBD%
24Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito TBD [16] Increase2.svgTBD%
25Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória TBD [17] Increase2.svgTBD%

2020 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirportCityPassengersChange
20-19
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 20,322,520 [2] Decrease2.svg52.74%
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 10,816,372 [1] Decrease2.svg69.09%
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 8,527,737 [4] Decrease2.svg65.38%
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 7,848,297 [6] Decrease2.svg53.08%
5Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 7,566,704 [3] Decrease2.svg70.21%
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 6,964,390 [5] Decrease2.svg69.29%
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 6,709,061 [8] Decrease2.svg36.62%
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,957,973 [5] Decrease2.svg45.46%
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 4,836,890 [10] Decrease2.svg44.49%
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 4,811,942 [9] Decrease2.svg56.94%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123 [12] Decrease2.svg65.69%
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 3,840,940 [14] Decrease2.svg50.67%
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 3,561,630 [11] Decrease2.svg56.39%
14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171 [7] Decrease2.svg73.79%
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 3,156,418 [13] Decrease2.svg55.14%
16Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 3,085,601 [1] Decrease2.svg66.48%
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 2,508,359 [5] Decrease2.svg61.43%
18Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 2,347,332 [7] Decrease2.svg80.91%
19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 2,075,540 [5] Decrease2.svg42.80%
20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 1,955,998 [1] Decrease2.svg64.61%
21Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 1,879,635 [1] Decrease2.svg66.81%
22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 1,869,671 [15] Decrease2.svg52.33%
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus 1,725,236 [5] Decrease2.svg43.86%
24Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 1,521,680 [16] Decrease2.svg69.79%
25Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória 1,502,639 [17] Decrease2.svg55.00%

2019 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirportCityPassengersChange
19-18
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 43,002,119 [2] Increase2.svg1.83%
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 34,989,785 [1] Increase2.svg6.95%
3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 25,402,742 [18] Increase2.svg6.82%
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 24,630,742 [4] Increase2.svg5.60%
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 22,681,392 [5] Increase2.svg3.28%
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 16,727,177 [6] Decrease2.svg6.32%
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 13,508,309 [12] Decrease2.svg9.98%
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 12,609,270 [7] Increase2.svg12.57%
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 12,298,969 [7] Decrease2.svg7.98%
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 11,173,878 [9] Increase2.svg5.50%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 10,585,018 [8] Increase2.svg14.77%
12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 9,205,009 [1] Increase2.svg14.54%
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 9,091,258 [5] Decrease2.svg0.81%
14Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8,714,119 [5] Increase2.svg3.74%
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 8,298,205 [11] Decrease2.svg0.04%
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 7,786,582 [14] Decrease2.svg2.88%
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza 7,218,697 [13] Increase2.svg9.14%
18Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 6,502,746 [5] Increase2.svg3.78%
19Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 5,663,946 [1] Increase2.svg4.78%
20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 5,527,532 [1] Increase2.svg13.49%
21Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 5,037,650 [16] Decrease2.svg3.74%
22Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Guayaquil 3,970,573 [19] Increase2.svg3.07%
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 3,922,032 [15] Increase2.svg2.15%
24Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Cusco 3,906,169 [18] Increase2.svg3.80%
25Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 3,628,807 [5] Increase2.svg3.36%

2018 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirportCityPassengersChange
18-17
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 42,230,432 [2] Increase2.svg11.82%
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 32,716,468 [1] Increase2.svg5.57%
3Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 23,779,937 [18] Increase2.svg7.86%
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 23,324,306 [4] Increase2.svg8.86%
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo 21,961,782 [5] Increase2.svg0.47%
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 17,855,163 [6] Increase2.svg5.67%
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 15,005,304 [12] Decrease2.svg7.62%
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport Buenos Aires 13,365,290 [7] Decrease2.svg2.94%
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 11,201,350 [7] Increase2.svg8.65%
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport Belo Horizonte 10,591,138 [9] Increase2.svg4.20%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 9,223,074 [8] Decrease2.svg1.17%
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 9,165,905 [5] Decrease2.svg0.88%
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 8,399,935 [5] Increase2.svg8.01%
14Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre 8,301,172 [11] Increase2.svg3.61%
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 8,036,411 [1] Increase2.svg5.47%
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador 8,017,778 [14] Increase2.svg3.55%
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza 6,614,227 [13] Increase2.svg11.44%
18Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 6,284,073 [5] Decrease2.svg6.72%
19Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 5,405,362 [1] Increase2.svg14.79%
20Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 5,228,072 [16] Increase2.svg6.91%
21Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 4,870,311 [1] Decrease2.svg2.99%
22Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport Caracas 3,883,572 [20] Decrease2.svg13.35%
23Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Guayaquil 3,852,436 [19] Increase2.svg6.34%
24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 3,839,348 [15] Decrease2.svg0.10%
25Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Cusco 3,763,300 [18] Increase2.svg11.35%

2013 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankCountryAirport IATA airport code CityPassengersChange
(13/10)
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport GRU São Paulo 35,962,000Increase2.svg33.9%
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia El Dorado International Airport BOG Bogotá 25,009,483Increase2.svg32.1%
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Congonhas-São Paulo Airport CGH São Paulo 17,119,530Increase2.svg10.6%
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport GIG Rio de Janeiro 17,115,369Increase2.svg40.0%
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília International Airport BSB Brasília 16,489,996Increase2.svg14.8%
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport SCL Santiago 15,295,246Increase2.svg38.2%
7Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport LIM Lima 15,271,842Increase2.svg48.6%
8Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Simón Bolívar International Airport CCS Caracas 11,956,178Increase2.svg35.3%
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Tancredo Neves International Airport CNF Belo Horizonte 10,301,288Increase2.svg42.0%
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Jorge Newbery Airport AEP Buenos Aires 9,552,504Increase2.svg26.4%
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Viracopos International Airport VCP Campinas 9,295,349n/a
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santos Dumont Airport SDU Rio de Janeiro 9,204,603Increase2.svg17.9%
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport SSA Salvador 8,589,663Increase2.svg13.9%
14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport EZE Buenos Aires 8,533,372Decrease2.svg2.9%
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Salgado Filho International Airport POA Porto Alegre 7,993,164Increase2.svg19.7%
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport REC Recife 6,840,276n/a
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport CWB Curitiba 6,742,133n/a
18Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pinto Martins International Airport FOR Fortaleza 5,952,629n/a
19Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport UIO Quito 5,800,000n/a
20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia José María Córdova International Airport MDE Medellín 5,077,540n/a

2011 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

RankAirportLocationCountryCode
(IATA)
Total
passengers
Rank
Change
%
Change from 2010
1. Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport Guarulhos, São Paulo BrazilGRU30,003,428Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg11.7%
2. Flag of Colombia.svg El Dorado International Airport Bogotá, Colombia ColombiaBOG20,427,603Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg7.8%
3. Flag of Brazil.svg Congonhas-São Paulo Airport São Paulo, São Paulo BrazilCGH16,756,452Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg8.1%
4. Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília International Airport Lago Sul, Brasília BrazilBSB15,398,737Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg7.3%
5. Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro BrazilGIG14,952,830Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg21.2%
6. Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Chávez International Airport Callao, Lima PeruLIM11,904,553Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg7.6%
7. Flag of Chile.svg Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago, Santiago ChileSCL11,064,487Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg7.6%
8. Flag of Venezuela.svg Simón Bolívar International Airport Maiquetía, Caracas VenezuelaCCS9,911,843Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg12.2%
9. Flag of Brazil.svg Tancredo Neves International Airport Confins, Minas Gerais BrazilCNF9,534,987Increase2.svg4Increase2.svg31,3%
10. Flag of Brazil.svg Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro, RJ BrazilSDU9,534,987Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg8,8%
11. Flag of Brazil.svg Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Salvador, Bahia BrazilSSA8,394,900Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg9%
12. Flag of Argentina.svg Ministro Pistarini International Airport Ezeiza, Buenos Aires ArgentinaEZE8,278,159Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg9,5%
13. Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Newbery Airport Palermo, Buenos Aires ArgentinaAEP8,250,971Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg13.3%
14. Flag of Brazil.svg Salgado Filho International Airport Porto Alegre BrazilPOA7,834,312Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg17.3%
15. Flag of Brazil.svg Viracopos International Airport Campinas BrazilVCP7,568,384Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg39%
16. Flag of Brazil.svg Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba BrazilCWB6,969,484Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg20%
17. Flag of Brazil.svg Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife BrazilREC6,383,369Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg7%
18. Flag of Brazil.svg Pinto Martins International Airport Fortaleza, Ceará BrazilFOR5,647,104Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg11%
19. Flag of Ecuador.svg Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito, Pichincha EcuadorUIO5,120,000Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg2.3%

2010 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

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

2009 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

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

2008 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic

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

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João Pessoa–Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is the airport serving João Pessoa, Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Santa Rita. Since August 2, 1960 the airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and President of the State of Paraíba from 1912 to 1915.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pelotas International Airport</span> Airport serving Pelotas, Brazil

Pelotas–João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport</span> Airport in Brazil

Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport is the airport serving Bagé, Brazil. Since February 8, 1952, it is named after Captain Gustavo Ernesto de Carvalho Kraemer (1911–1950), founder and pilot of the airline SAVAG, killed on an air-crash in 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Londrina Airport</span> Airport serving Londrina in state of Paraná, Brazil

Londrina–Gov. José Richa Airport is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former mayor of Londrina and Governor of Paraná.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Imperatriz Airport</span> Airport

Imperatriz–Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport is the airport serving Imperatriz, Brazil. Since March 11, 2003 the airport is named after a former mayor of Imperatriz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campina Grande Airport</span> Airport in Brazil

Presidente João Suassuna Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil. Since August 2, 1960 it has been named after João Urbano Pessoa de Vasconcelos Suassuna (1886-1930), President of the State of Paraíba from 1924 to 1928.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Altamira Airport</span> Airport

Altamira Airport is the airport serving Altamira, Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Busiest airports by continent</span>

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

Jaén Airport also known as Shumba Airport is an airport serving Jaén, the capital of Jaén Province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It is owned and operated by CORPAC S.A.

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