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Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
IATA: SSA ICAO: SBSV
Longest Active Runway
9,859 ft
3,005 meters
Field Elevation
64 ft
20 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
-12.9086°, -38.3225°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#8 in Brazil
Out of 337 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1059 Worldwide
Top 14.0% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5685 MSL
Top 77.8% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.4%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport's longest active runway measures 9,859 ft (3,005 m). It ranks as the #8 longest runway in Brazil and #1059 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
10/28 9,859 ft (3005m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
17/35 4,987 ft (1520m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/ssa.json ↗