The air terminal, which will receive international flights, will be located in the coastal area of the department of The unionabout 190 km southeast of San Salvadorthe capital of the country.
The first finished phase of the terminal is expected in the second semester of 2027.
“Here we are putting the First stone from the Pacific Airport, fulfilling a promise“, Said the president in an official act broadcast by Radio and Television chain.
The track of the first phase of the terminal will have 2,400 metersbut in a second phase another track of 3 thousand meters.
The work is financed with US $ 320 million of a loan of Latin America Development BankUS $ 16.4 million contributed by the Government of Spain, and US $ 50 million that the Salvadoran invests Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA).
Initially, the terminal is expected to receive 2,000 flights a year with an income of about 300 thousand passengers.
It is projected that in a second phase it receives one million passengers.
Bukele estimates that the new airport will stimulate the “economic growth“With a”economic impact”US $ 1,000 for each international passenger.
In response to criticism for the eviction of 39 families living in the areaBukele said they were given “tens of thousands of dollars“
El Salvador has two international airports.
Bukele issues a message
The president of El Salvador provided a message for the reason for the inauguration of the construction work of the new airport.
In the past it remained that the government does not invest in the eastern zone. 🇸🇻 pic.twitter.com/qnsbtbnqau
– Presidential House 🇸🇻 (@presidenciesv) February 26, 2025