Sao Luis Airport

Sao Luis Airport

São Luís-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport is the most important airport in the north eastern region of Maranhão. It is in the capital of the same name in the federal state of São Luís, on the Atlantic.
  • URL: Sao Luis (SLZ)
  • Time zone: GMT -3
  • Service telephone: +55 98 3217-6100
  • Address: Aeroporto Internacional de São Luís - Marechal Cunha Machado, Av. dos Libaneses s/nº São Cristóvão, São Luís - MA, CEP:65.055-710, Brasil
  • Operating company: INFRAERO, Aeroportos Brasileiros
  • Parking: Paid parking for about 400 vehicles in front of the terminal.
  • Nearby cities: São Luís (10 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is at the beginning of the motorway BR-135, about 7 miles south east of the city.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.42%), Tuesday (14.66%), Wednesday (14.54%), Thursday (14.70%), Friday (15.33%), Saturday (13.47%), Sunday (12.88%)
  • Alternative spelling: Sao Luís, São Luis, São Luiz, San Luisas, Сао Луис, Сан-Луис, Сан-Луїс, Σάο Λουίζ, סאו לואיס, ساو لويز, სან-ლუისი, เซาลูอีส, 상루이스, サン・ルイス, 圣路易斯

Most popular destinations from Sao Luis (Flights per week )

  1. Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (31, 14,03 %)
  2. Fortaleza-Ceara (26, 11,76 %)
  3. Brasilia (23, 10,41 %)
  4. Belem (16, 7,24 %)
  5. Belo Horizonte (15, 6,79 %)
  6. Recife-Pernambuco (15, 6,79 %)
  7. Rio de Janeiro Galeao (8, 3,62 %)
  8. Imperatriz (8, 3,62 %)
  9. Salvador (8, 3,62 %)
  10. Campinas-Viracopos International Airport (8, 3,62 %)
  11. other (28.5 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Azul Brazilian Airlines (186, 42,18 %)
  2. Gol Transportes Aéreos (141, 31,97 %)
  3. other (25.85 %)

Location
The airport is about 7 miles south east of the city centre on the motorway BR-135 towards Bacabeira. The bus 901 operates at 30 minute intervals between the airport and the railway station. Alternatively take the faster Socorrao 2/ Rodoviaria to the city from the nearby petrol station just outside the airport grounds.