Airports / Brazil / SLZ
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
SBSL / SLZSão Luís, BrazilELEV 178 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
151 nm
To the nearest alternate
Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB).
Overview
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SBSL / SLZ) is a large commercial airport serving São Luís, Brazil. The airport sits 178 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SLZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB, 151 nm), Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE, 171 nm), and Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport (JJD, 233 nm).
Charter pricing from SLZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from São Luís.
Field capability
ICAO
SBSL
IATA
SLZ
FAA / Local
MA0001
Elevation
178 ft
Coordinates
2.5864° S · 44.2350° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 178 ft, SLZ sits lower than 72% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 151nmPHBParnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International AirportParnaíba
- 171nmTHESenador Petrônio Portela AirportTeresina
- 233nmJJDComandante Ariston Pessoa AirportCruz
- 248nmJSODr. Luciano de Arruda Coelho Regional AirportSobral
- 262nmIMPPrefeito Renato Moreira AirportImperatriz
- 265nmBELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBelém
Location
Open the full mapSBSL · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport · São Luís, Brazil