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This is a list of the busiest airports in South America .
Annual passenger traffic at GRU BOG CGH GIG BSB SCL LIM CCS CNF AEP airports.
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2022 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
Rank
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
Change 22-21
1
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport
Bogotá
36'478,591[ 1]
55.35%
2
Brazil
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo
34'480,706[ 2]
42.66%
3
Peru
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lima
19'579,837[ 3]
74.57%
4
Chile
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
18'519,667[ 4]
86.74%
5
Brazil
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
São Paulo
18'073,610[ 5]
86.76%
6
Brazil
Brasília International Airport
Brasília
13'471,797[ 6]
28.31%
7
Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín
13'214,155[ 1]
66.92%
8
Argentina
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires
12'833,254[ 7]
183.40%
9
Brazil
Viracopos International Airport
Campinas
11'845,500[ 8]
17.92%
10
Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport
Rio de Janeiro
10'167,951[ 5]
49.54%
11
Brazil
Belo Horizonte International Airport
Belo Horizonte
9'537,289[ 9]
38.22%
12
Brazil
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife
8'725,495[ 10]
15.98%
13
Venezuela
Simon Bolivar International Airport
Caracas
8'244,064
14
Colombia
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cali
7'217,373[ 1]
38.48%
15
Colombia
Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartagena
7'087,788[ 1]
59.07%
16
Brazil
Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport
Porto Alegre
6'654,062[ 11]
37.49%
17
Argentina
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Buenos Aires
6'628,352[ 7]
113.28%
18
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro
5'895,257[ 12]
TBD%
19
Brazil
Fortaleza Airport
Fortaleza
5'778,038[ 13]
-9.00%
20
Brazil
Salvador International Airport
Salvador
4'857,301[ 14]
TBD%
21
Brazil
Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
TBD[ 5]
61.43%
22
Brazil
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Belém
TBD[ 5]
42.80%
23
Brazil
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis
TBD[ 15]
52.33%
24
Brazil
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Manaus
TBD[ 5]
43.86%
25
Ecuador
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito
TBD[ 16]
69.79%
2021 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
Rank
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
Change 21-20
1
Brazil
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo
24'167,495[ 2]
18.92%
2
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport
Bogotá
22'091,102[ 1]
104.24%
3
Peru
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lima
11'215,750[ 3]
48.22%
4
Brazil
Brasília International Airport
Brasília
10'499,097[ 6]
33.78%
5
Brazil
Viracopos International Airport
Campinas
10'045,361[ 8]
49.73%
6
Chile
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
9'916,293[ 4]
16.90%
7
Brazil
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
São Paulo
9'677,569[ 5]
38.96%
8
Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín
7'916,646[ 1]
156.57%
9
Brazil
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife
7'523,046[ 10]
55.53%
10
Brazil
Belo Horizonte International Airport
Belo Horizonte
6'899,849[ 9]
43.39%
11
Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport
Rio de Janeiro
6'799,614[ 5]
37.15%
12
Brazil
Salvador International Airport
Salvador
5'486,014[ 14]
42.83%
13
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro
4,635,123[ 12]
65.69%
14
Colombia
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cali
5'211,765[ 1]
166.45%
15
Brazil
Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport
Porto Alegre
4'839,594[ 11]
35.90%
16
Argentina
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires
4'519,650[ 7]
92.54%
17
Argentina
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Buenos Aires
3,305,171[ 7]
73.79%
18
Colombia
Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartagena
4'455,787[ 1]
137.05%
19
Brazil
Fortaleza Airport
Fortaleza
TBD[ 13]
TBD%
20
Brazil
Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
TBD[ 5]
TBD%
21
Brazil
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Belém
TBD[ 5]
TBD%
22
Brazil
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis
TBD[ 15]
TBD%
23
Brazil
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Manaus
TBD[ 5]
TBD%
24
Ecuador
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito
TBD[ 16]
TBD%
25
Brazil
Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
Vitória
TBD[ 17]
TBD%
2020 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
Rank
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
Change 20-19
1
Brazil
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo
20,322,520[ 2]
52.74%
2
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport
Bogotá
10,816,372[ 1]
69.09%
3
Chile
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
8,527,737[ 4]
65.38%
4
Brazil
Brasília International Airport
Brasília
7,848,297[ 6]
53.08%
5
Peru
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lima
7,566,704[ 3]
70.21%
6
Brazil
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport
São Paulo
6,964,390[ 5]
69.29%
7
Brazil
Viracopos International Airport
Campinas
6,709,061[ 8]
36.62%
8
Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport
Rio de Janeiro
4,957,973[ 5]
45.46%
9
Brazil
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife
4,836,890[ 10]
44.49%
10
Brazil
Belo Horizonte International Airport
Belo Horizonte
4,811,942[ 9]
56.94%
11
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro
4,635,123[ 12]
65.69%
12
Brazil
Salvador International Airport
Salvador
3,840,940[ 14]
50.67%
13
Brazil
Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport
Porto Alegre
3,561,630[ 11]
56.39%
14
Argentina
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Buenos Aires
3,305,171[ 7]
73.79%
15
Brazil
Fortaleza Airport
Fortaleza
3,156,418[ 13]
55.14%
16
Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín
3,085,601[ 1]
66.48%
17
Brazil
Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
2,508,359[ 5]
61.43%
18
Argentina
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires
2,347,332[ 7]
80.91%
19
Brazil
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Belém
2,075,540[ 5]
42.80%
20
Colombia
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cali
1,955,998[ 1]
64.61%
21
Colombia
Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartagena
1,879,635[ 1]
66.81%
22
Brazil
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis
1,869,671[ 15]
52.33%
23
Brazil
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Manaus
1,725,236[ 5]
43.86%
24
Ecuador
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito
1,521,680[ 16]
69.79%
25
Brazil
Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
Vitória
1,502,639[ 17]
55.00%
2019 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
Rank
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
Change 19-18
1
Brazil
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo
43,002,119[ 2]
1.83%
2
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport
Bogotá
34,989,785[ 1]
6.95%
3
Peru
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lima
25,402,742[ 18]
6.82%
4
Chile
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
24,630,742[ 4]
5.60%
5
Brazil
Congonhas-São Paulo Airport
São Paulo
22,681,392[ 5]
3.28%
6
Brazil
Brasília International Airport
Brasília
16,727,177[ 6]
6.32%
7
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro
13,508,309[ 12]
9.98%
8
Argentina
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Buenos Aires
12,609,270[ 7]
12.57%
9
Argentina
Jorge Newbery Airport
Buenos Aires
12,298,969[ 7]
7.98%
10
Brazil
Tancredo Neves International Airport
Belo Horizonte
11,173,878[ 9]
5.50%
11
Brazil
Viracopos International Airport
Campinas
10,585,018[ 8]
14.77%
12
Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín
9,205,009[ 1]
14.54%
13
Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport
Rio de Janeiro
9,091,258[ 5]
0.81%
14
Brazil
Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife
8,714,119[ 5]
3.74%
15
Brazil
Salgado Filho International Airport
Porto Alegre
8,298,205[ 11]
0.04%
16
Brazil
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Salvador
7,786,582[ 14]
2.88%
17
Brazil
Pinto Martins International Airport
Fortaleza
7,218,697[ 13]
9.14%
18
Brazil
Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
6,502,746[ 5]
3.78%
19
Colombia
Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartagena
5,663,946[ 1]
4.78%
20
Colombia
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cali
5,527,532[ 1]
13.49%
21
Ecuador
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito
5,037,650[ 16]
3.74%
22
Ecuador
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Guayaquil
3,970,573[ 19]
3.07%
23
Brazil
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis
3,922,032[ 15]
2.15%
24
Peru
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Cusco
3,906,169[ 18]
3.80%
25
Brazil
Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport
Belém
3,628,807[ 5]
3.36%
2018 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
Rank
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
Change 18-17
1
Brazil
São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
São Paulo
42,230,432[ 2]
11.82%
2
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport
Bogotá
32,716,468[ 1]
5.57%
3
Peru
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Lima
23,779,937[ 18]
7.86%
4
Chile
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
23,324,306[ 4]
8.86%
5
Brazil
Congonhas-São Paulo Airport
São Paulo
21,961,782[ 5]
0.47%
6
Brazil
Brasília International Airport
Brasília
17,855,163[ 6]
5.67%
7
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro
15,005,304[ 12]
7.62%
8
Argentina
Jorge Newbery Airport
Buenos Aires
13,365,290[ 7]
2.94%
9
Argentina
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Buenos Aires
11,201,350[ 7]
8.65%
10
Brazil
Tancredo Neves International Airport
Belo Horizonte
10,591,138[ 9]
4.20%
11
Brazil
Viracopos International Airport
Campinas
9,223,074[ 8]
1.17%
12
Brazil
Santos Dumont Airport
Rio de Janeiro
9,165,905[ 5]
0.88%
13
Brazil
Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife
8,399,935[ 5]
8.01%
14
Brazil
Salgado Filho International Airport
Porto Alegre
8,301,172[ 11]
3.61%
15
Colombia
José María Córdova International Airport
Medellín
8,036,411[ 1]
5.47%
16
Brazil
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Salvador
8,017,778[ 14]
3.55%
17
Brazil
Pinto Martins International Airport
Fortaleza
6,614,227[ 13]
11.44%
18
Brazil
Afonso Pena International Airport
Curitiba
6,284,073[ 5]
6.72%
19
Colombia
Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartagena
5,405,362[ 1]
14.79%
20
Ecuador
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Quito
5,228,072[ 16]
6.91%
21
Colombia
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cali
4,870,311[ 1]
2.99%
22
Venezuela
Simón Bolívar International Airport
Caracas
3,883,572[ 20]
13.35%
23
Ecuador
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Guayaquil
3,852,436[ 19]
6.34%
24
Brazil
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis
3,839,348[ 15]
0.10%
25
Peru
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Cusco
3,763,300[ 18]
11.35%
2013 South America busiest airports by passenger traffic [ edit ]
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
0 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
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