Airport codes South America
Continent code
SA
Countries
14
Large airports
21
Medium airports
399
Small airports
4205
Heliports
1065
Total airports
5690
20 large airports in South America
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About South America
Airport codes South America
Find your airport code in this complete list of airport codes in South America. Search for major codes of South American airports alphabetically, by country or by region. Get IATA codes, ICAO codes and South American country codes from the largest international airports in Argentina, Brasil and Colombia to the smaller national and local airports in South America.
South American airports
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About South America
South America is a continent in the southern hemisphere, south of North America and north of Antartica. The continent is bordered by the Pacific Ocean (west), North America and the Caribbean Sea (northwest) and the Atlantic Ocean (east). The continent is the fourth largest continent in the world after Asia, Africa and North America regarding land area (17.840.000km²) and the fifth-largest continent regarding population (more than 420 million in 2016).
There are 13 countries in South America and the most popular country is Brazil. Brazil is also the biggest country of the continent with 207.353.391 inhabitants in 2017 and a land area of 8.500.000km². The biggest airport in South Africa is Mexico City International Airport with over 47.7 million passengers in 2018.
How many large and medium airports are there in South America?
South America has a total of 420 airports with scheduled flight connections. In South America there are 21 large airports and 399 medium airports. View the detailled map and complete list of airports in South America and find out more information about services and airport facilities in South America.
Countries in South America
Code | Name | Native name | Currency |
---|---|---|---|
ARG | Argentina | Argentina | Argentine peso |
BOL | Bolivia | Bolivia | Bolivian boliviano |
BRA | Brazil | Brasil | Brazilian real |
CHL | Chile | Chile | Chilean peso |
COL | Colombia | Colombia | Colombian peso |
ECU | Ecuador | Ecuador | United States dollar |
FLK | Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands pound |
GUF | French Guiana | Guyane française | Euro |
GUY | Guyana | Guyana | Guyanese dollar |
PRY | Paraguay | Paraguay | Paraguayan guaraní |
PER | Peru | Perú | Peruvian sol |
SUR | Suriname | Suriname | Surinamese dollar |
URY | Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguayan peso |
VEN | Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuelan bolívar |