Airport Guides

Complete 2026 guide to Salvador da Bahia Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) — Brazil’s first capital and the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture, gateway to Pelourinho UNESCO 1985, Praia do Forte, and the legendary February Carnaval — covering AZUL/LATAM/GOL hub network, Brazil’s e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, and the iconic Bahian food canon.

Complete 2026 guide to Grand Cayman Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) — the British Overseas Territory’s main airport in George Town, gateway to Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City, and one of the Caribbean’s wealthiest financial centres — covering KYD-USD peg, 6-month visa-free stays, no-Uber cooperativa-only taxi reality, and the cruise-vs-air-stay tourism asymmetry.

Complete 2026 guide to Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) — Colombia’s third-busiest airport in Palmira, gateway to the World Salsa Capital, Cauca Valley sugarcane plains, and the Pacific coast — covering the legendary Feria de Cali December festival, 90-day visa-free entry, COP currency, and the Avianca/LATAM Colombia hub network.

Complete 2026 guide to Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport (BGA) — perched on a 1,200 m mesa above ‘La Ciudad Bonita’, the gateway to Chicamocha Canyon, San Gil’s adventure-sports capital, and Baríchara colonial pueblo — covering the 90-day visa-free entry, COP currency, Avianca/LATAM domestic hub, and the iconic mesa-descent drive to the city.

Complete 2026 guide to Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) — Ecuador’s capital airport at 2,400 m altitude in the Tababela valley, the gateway to the Galapagos Islands and the Andes — covering the USD official currency since 2000, 90-day visa-free entry, the Galapagos National Park fee doubled to US$200 in October 2024, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Brasilia Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) — Brazil’s federal capital airport and the only Brazilian hub where all three majors (LATAM, GOL, AZUL) compete — covering the e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, the missing airport metro, Niemeyer modernist architecture (UNESCO 1987), and Chapada dos Veadeiros connections.

Complete 2026 guide to Aruba Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) — the Dutch Caribbean’s most US-friendly airport with rare US Customs preclearance, base for JetBlue/American/Delta heavy traffic — covering the 1.79:1 AWG-USD peg, ED Card requirement, hurricane-belt-exempt latitude, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact on US-Aruba routes.

Complete 2026 guide to Santo Domingo Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) — the Dominican capital’s gateway to the Caribbean’s first European city (Zona Colonial UNESCO 1990), the Punta Cana / Bavaro all-inclusive belt, and the Arajet 2022-2026 LCC explosion — covering Tourist Card bundled into tickets, 30-day visa-free entry, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) — the eastern Caribbean’s most established English-speaking gateway, base for Caribbean Airlines and the LIAT-collapse heir interCaribbean — covering the BBD-USD-pegged-currency reality, the BWD Welcome Stamp legacy, Crop Over August timing, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Sint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) — the world’s most photographed runway approach and Caribbean transit hub for eight surrounding islands — covering Maho Beach reality, Dutch-French border crossing, the post-Irma 2025 terminal reopening, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO) — the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, Meeting of the Waters and Anavilhanas Archipelago — covering AZUL/GOL/LATAM hub dynamics, Brazil’s e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, mandatory yellow fever vaccination, and the Free Trade Zone tax-free electronics reality.

Complete 2026 guide to Guadalajara Don Miguel Hidalgo International Airport (GDL) — Mexico’s second-busiest airport and gateway to Tequila country, the Mariachi heartland and Mexico’s tech/business hub — covering the Aeromexico/Volaris hub, the FMM-replaced-by-passport-stamp 2024 rule, the Uber 2nd-floor parking pickup zone, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Liberia Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) — Costa Rica’s Guanacaste gateway and shortcut to Pápagayo, Tamarindo, Conchal and Coco — covering the Coopetransatlantica taxi cooperative, the 180-day visa-free entry, the mandatory rental insurance reality, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact on US-Costa Rica routes.

Complete 2026 guide to Montego Bay Sangster International Airport (MBJ) — Jamaica’s busiest airport and gateway to Negril, Ocho Rios and the Hip Strip — covering the JCDF eGate online form mandatory since 2024, the iconic Club Mobay arrival/departure concierge service, the JUTA cooperativa taxis, and the Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Havana José Martí International Airport (HAV) — covering Cuba’s three active terminals (T1 domestic, T2 charter, T3 main international), the Tourist Card requirement (~€22-50), medical insurance proof, the chaotic CUP/MLC/USD currency reality, US OFAC sanctions and the 12 authorised travel categories.