Salvador Bahia Airport – Deputado LuÃs Eduardo Magalhães International Airport is located 28km (17mi) north from downtown Salvador da Bahia. The airport can receive 25,000 to 35,000 passengers daily, it has approximately 7 million square metres (between dunes and native vegetation), the airport has a complete infrastructure and a terminal capable of serving 1 million passengers per year and operating 26 aircraft simultaneously.