# List of the busiest airports in Central America

This is a list of the busiest airports in Central America by passenger traffic, a statistic available for almost all the airstrips taken into account. The list intends to include all the international and domestic airports in the area geographically defined as Central America, comprising Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Because each country has a different body to control these statistics, the compilation of data is difficult and not homogeneously distributed. The information presented here represents the best available data from various Internet sources. The ranking is ordered according to total passenger traffic (unless the footnotes indicate otherwise). Information on aircraft or cargo movements is not available for all the airports.

## Ranking of airports, 2018

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 16,242,679 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 4,971,024 |
| 3. | El Salvador | El Salvador International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 3,392,236 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 2,762,582 |
| 5. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 1,130,000 |
| 6. | Costa Rica | Guanacaste Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 1,084,701 |

## Ranking of airports, 2016

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 14,741,937 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 6,456,750 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,984,764 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 2,579,123 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,533,034 |
| 6. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 1,182,123 |
| 7. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 867,976 |
| 8. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 867,747 |
| 9. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 697,925 |
| 10. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 371,657 |
| 11. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 323,465 |
| 12. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 230,000 |
| 13. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 165,802 |
| 14. | Panama | Panamá Pacífico International Airport | BLB/MPHO | Panamá City | 131,930 |
| 15. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 113,444 |
| 16. | Panama | Scarlett Martínez International Airport | RIH/MPSM | Río Hato | 63,728 |

## Ranking of airports, 2015

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 13,434,673 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 4,494,875 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,725,458 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 2,323,360 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,499,756 |
| 6. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 881,199 |
| 7. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 878,365 |
| 8. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 613,399 |
| 9. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 603,486 |
| 10. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 286,738 |
| 11. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 260,603 |
| 12. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 228,722 |
| 13. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 133,768 |
| 14. | Panama | Panamá Pacífico International Airport | BLB/MPHO | Panamá City | 132,205 |
| 15. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 109,490 |
| 16. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 80,378 |
| 17. | Nicaragua | Bluefields Airport | BEF/MNBL | Bluefields | 63,200 |
| 18. | Nicaragua | Corn Island Airport | RNI/MNCI | Corn Islands | 62,200 |
| 19. | Nicaragua | Puerto Cabezas Airport | PUZ/MNPC | Puerto Cabezas | 40,100 |
| 20. | Costa Rica | Tambor Airport | TMU/MRTR | Tambor | 38,699 |
| 21. | Costa Rica | Puerto Jiménez Airport | PJM/MRPJ | Puerto Jiménez | 38,165 |
| 22. | Panama | Scarlett Martínez International Airport | RIH/MPSM | Río Hato | 37,759 |
| 23. | Costa Rica | Quepos La Managua Airport | XQP/MRQP | Quepos | 29,872 |
| 24. | Guatemala | San José Airport | GSJ/MGSJ | Puerto San José | 28,598 |
| 25. | Panama | Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport | CHX/MPCH | Changuinola | 18,664 |
| 26. | Costa Rica | Tamarindo Airport | TNO/MRTM | Tamarindo | 18,209 |
| 27. | Costa Rica | Golfito Airport | GLF/MRGF | Golfito | 18,024 |
| 28. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 14,723 |
| 29. | Costa Rica | Bahía Drake Airport | DRK/MRDK | Bahía Drake | 13,105 |
| 30. | El Salvador | Ilopango International Airport | -/MSSS | San Salvador | 12,385 |

## Ranking of airports, 2014

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 12,782,167 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 3,917,573 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,453,217 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 2,216,915 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,311.965 |
| 6. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 779,757 |
| 7. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 772,504 |
| 8. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 617,526 |
| 9. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 577,970 |
| 10. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 286,738 |
| 11. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 260,603 |
| 12. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 239,315 |
| 13. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 133,768 |
| 14. | Panama | Panamá Pacífico International Airport | BLB/MPHO | Panamá City | 132,205 |
| 15. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 111,075 |
| 16. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 88,363 |
| 17. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 80,378 |
| 18. | Nicaragua | Corn Island Airport | RNI/MNCI | Corn Islands | 50,700 |
| 19. | Nicaragua | Bluefields Airport | BEF/MNBL | Bluefields | 45,500 |
| 20. | Nicaragua | Puerto Cabezas Airport | PUZ/MNPC | Puerto Cabezas | 41,000 |
| 21. | Panama | Scarlett Martínez International Airport | RIH/MPSM | Río Hato | 37,759 |
| 22. | Costa Rica | Puerto Jiménez Airport | PJM/MRPJ | Puerto Jiménez | 35,745 |
| 23. | Costa Rica | Quepos La Managua Airport | XQP/MRQP | Quepos | 32,717 |
| 24. | Costa Rica | Tamarindo Airport | TNO/MRTM | Tamarindo | 30,108 |
| 25. | Guatemala | San José Airport | GSJ/MGSJ | Puerto San José | 28,456 |
| 26. | Costa Rica | Tambor Airport | TMU/MRTR | Tambor | 19,382 |
| 27. | Panama | Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport | CHX/MPCH | Changuinola | 18,664 |
| 28. | Costa Rica | Golfito Airport | GLF/MRGF | Golfito | 15,771 |
| 29. | Costa Rica | Bahía Drake Airport | DRK/MRDK | Bahía Drake | 13,438 |
| 30. | Guatemala | Retalhuleu Airport | RER/MGRT | Retalhuleu | 12,530 |

## Ranking of airports, 2013

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 11,586,681 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 3,820,688 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,355,001 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 1,917,362 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,206.172 |
| 6. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 763,000 |
| 7. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 663,246 |
| 8. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 587,000 |
| 9. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 518,000 |
| 10. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 315,000 |
| 11. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 263,000 |
| 12. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 165,000 |
| 13. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 148,000 |
| 14. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 102,000 |
| 15. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 18,534 |
| 16. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 60,292 |
| 17. | Costa Rica | La Managua Airport | XQP/MRQP | Quepos | 31,000 |
| 18. | Costa Rica | Tambor Airport | TMU/MRTR | Tambor | 28,000 |
| 19. | Panama | Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport | CHX/MPCH | Changuinola | 15,842 |
| 20. | Nicaragua | Bluefields Airport | BEF/MNBL | Bluefields | 23,000 |

## Ranking of airports, 2012

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 10,174,870 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 3,872,467 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,100,794 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MDGT | Guatemala City | 2,090,374 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,201.644 |
| 6. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 769,000 |
| 7. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 668,762 |
| 8. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 581,000 |
| 9. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 502,000 |
| 10. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 276,378 |
| 11. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 248,000 |
| 12. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 175,000 |
| 13. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 145,671 |
| 14. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 99,000 |
| 15. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 84,194 |
| 16. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 72,340 |
| 17. | Nicaragua | Puerto Cabezas Airport | PUZ/MNPC | Puerto Cabezas | 42,346 |
| 18. | Nicaragua | Corn Island Airport | RNI/MNCI | Corn Island | 37,241 |
| 19. | Nicaragua | Bluefields Airport | BEF/MNBL | Bluefields | 36,659 |
| 20. | Costa Rica | Tambor Airport | TMU/MRTR | Tambor | 29,014 |
| 21. | Costa Rica | La Managua Airport | XQP/MRQP | Quepos | 27,550 |
| 22. | Costa Rica | Puerto Jiménez Airport | PJM/MRPJ | Puerto Jiménez | 27,488 |
| 23. | Panama | Capitán Manuel Niño International Airport | CHX/MPCH | Changuinola | 19,010 |
| 24. | Costa Rica | Tamarindo Airport | TNO/MRTN | Tamarindo | 16,548 |
| 25. | Costa Rica | Golfito Airport | GLF/MRGF | Golfito | 16,546 |

## Ranking of airports, 2011

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 8,271,459 |
| 2. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,800,354 |

## Ranking of airports, 2010

| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 7,005,031 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 3,858,401 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 1,976,326 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 1,970,618 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,102,200 |
| 6. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 742,000 |
| 7. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 493,000 |
| 8. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 443,585 |
| 9. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 269,443 |
| 10. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatán | 214,000 |
| 11. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | La Ceiba | 181,000 |
| 12. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 172,402 |
| 13. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 117,260 |
| 14. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 101,573 |
| 15. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 100,525 |
| 16. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 59,091 |
| 17. | Nicaragua | Bluefields Airport | BEF/MNBL | Bluefields | 21,894 |

## Ranking of airports, 2009

Ordered by total passenger traffic, international and domestic, with final data for 2009.
| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO Code | City served | Passengers |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | Panamá City | 6,531,927 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | San José | 3,730,187 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | San Salvador | 2,076,258 |
| 4. | Guatemala | La Aurora International Airport | GUA/MGGT | Guatemala City | 1,948,662 |
| 5. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | Managua | 1,089,992 |
| 6. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | San Pedro Sula | 742,000 |
| 7. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | Tegucigalpa | 565,000 |
| 8. | Belize | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | BZE/MZBZ | Belize City | 450,000 |
| 9. | Costa Rica | Daniel Oduber International Airport | LIR/MRLB | Liberia | 376,858 |
| 10. | Panama | Albrook International Airport | PAC/MPMG | Panamá City | 269,002 |
| 11. | Panama | Enrique Malek International Airport | DAV/MPDA | David | 122,940 |
| 12. | Guatemala | Mundo Maya International Airport | FRS/MGTK | Flores/Tikal | 111,893 |
| 13. | Costa Rica | Tobías Bolaños International Airport | SYQ/MRPV | San José | 104,343 |
| 14. | Panama | Bocas del Toro International Airport | BOC/MPBO | Bocas/Isla Colón | 63,325 |
| 15. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | Roatan | 60,150 |

## Ranking of airports, 2008

According to Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report 2009, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes). Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO | Passengers | Movements | Cargo |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | 4,549,170 | 80,694 | 86,588 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | 3,238,602 | 77,114 | 78,850 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | 1,570,012 | 33,922 | 28,162 |
| 4. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | 1,192,489 | 18,222 | 42,621 |
| 5. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | 840,592 | 29,278 | 7,498 |
| 6. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | 452,144 | 20,324 | 4,668 |
| 7. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | 209,310 | 11,822 | 0 |
| 8. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | 202,864 | 21,739 | 0 |

## Ranking of airports, 2006

According to Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, and ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes). Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO | Passengers | Movements | Cargo |
| 1. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | 3,215,423 | 61,161 | 82,186 |
| 2. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | 2,623,464 | 62,158 | 81,179 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | 1,624,814 | 38,264 | 29,805 |
| 4. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | 1,089,992 | 30,991 | 21,700 |
| 5. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | 593,374 | 24,680 | 6,695 |
| 6. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | 545,586 | 17,904 | 5,081 |
| 7. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | 230,640 | 22,744 | 0 |
| 8. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | 208,152 | 11,406 | 0 |

## Ranking of airports, 2005

According to Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report 2006, it is ordered by total passenger traffic (international and domestic), total aircraft movements, and total cargo (freight and mail, in metric tonnes). Information for Guatemala and Belize airports are excluded in this report and some other airports in Costa Rica Rica and Panama.
| | Country | Airport name | IATA/ICAO | Passengers | Movements | Cargo |
| 1. | Costa Rica | Juan Santamaría International Airport | SJO/MROC | 2,836,867 | 69,060 | 82,959 |
| 2. | Panama | Tocumen International Airport | PTY/MPTO | 2,756,948 | 56,837 | 103,164 |
| 3. | El Salvador | Comalapa International Airport | SAL/MSLP | 1,640,721 | 40,570 | 25,969 |
| 4. | Nicaragua | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | MGA/MNMG | 1,062,704 | 30,902 | 19,214 |
| 5. | Honduras | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | SAP/MHLM | 586,120 | 24,984 | 7,300 |
| 6. | Honduras | Toncontín International Airport | TGU/MHTG | 516,840 | 17,886 | 5,083 |
| 7. | Honduras | Golosón International Airport | LCE/MHLC | 254,554 | 25,894 | 0 |
| 8. | Honduras | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | RTB/MHRO | 215,994 | 12,942 | 0 |