This is a list of defunct airlines of El Salvador . [1] [2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerolíneas de El Salvador |  | SZ | SZA | AESA | 1960 | 1991 | |
| AeroPuma | 6P | APU | AEROPUMA | 1985 | 1997 | ||
| Aerovias Latino Americanas | 1947 | 1947 | |||||
| El Sal Air | ELS | EL SAL | 1989 | 1996 | |||
| Líneas Aéreas Salvadorenas | 1995 | 1999 | |||||
| TACA International Airlines |  | TA | TAI | TACA | 1931 | 2013 | Rebranded as Avianca El Salvador |
| Transportes Aéreos de El Salvador | TES | 1988 | 1994 | ||||
| Veca Airlines | VU | VAR | VECA | 2013 | 2017 |
Avianca S.A. is the largest airline in Colombia. It has been the flag carrier of Colombia since December 5, 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Colombia, with its registered office in Barranquilla and its global headquarters in Bogotá and main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the flagship of a group of ten Latin American airlines, who operate as one airline using a codesharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America, after LATAM of Chile. Avianca and its subsidiaries have the most extensive network of destinations in Latin America. Prior to the merger with TACA in 2010, it was wholly owned by Synergy Group, a South American holding company established by Germán Efromovich and specialising in air transport. It is listed on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano,, operating as Avianca El Salvador, is an airline owned by Kingsland Holdings based in El Salvador. As TACA, it still currently operates as the flag carrier of El Salvador. As Avianca El Salvador, it is one of the seven national branded airlines in the Avianca Group of Latin American airlines, and has been in operation for 75 years.
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El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, , previously known as Comalapa International Airport and also known as the Comalapa Air Base by the military, is a joint-use civilian and military airport that serves San Salvador, El Salvador. It is located in the south central area of the country, in the city of San Luis Talpa, Department of La Paz, and occupies a triangular plain of 2519.8 acres, which borders the Pacific Ocean to the south, is bordered to the east by the Jiboa River, and to the northwest by the coastal highway. Being close to sea level, it allows aircraft to operate efficiently at maximum capacity. It is connected to the capital of San Salvador, El Salvador, through a modern four-lane motorway, with 42 kilometers travel in an average time of 30 minutes.
