Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#592 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,059 of 7558

Top 14.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Brazil)

#8 of 9 in BR

#8 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SSA in numbers: 9,859 ft longest runway · #592 of 650 published · #1,059 of 7,558 worldwide (top 14.0%) · #8 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SSA lies at 20 m (64 ft), #489 of 650 published airports by elevation and 22.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 209 ft below the Brazil median (273 ft, 9 airports); BSB is highest at 3,497 ft, 3,433 ft higher than SSA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of SSA. Nearest published airport: Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), 350 NM, 9,865 ft (6 ft longer than SSA); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,859 ft (3,005 m)

SSA runways: 10/28 9,859 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 17/35 4,987 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 9 in Brazil; GIG leads by 3,264 ft (13,123 ft). −1.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	9,859 ft (3005 m / 3.005 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17/35	4,987 ft (1520 m / 1.520 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →