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San Salvador, El Salvador
SAL (San Salvador, El Salvador) sits at 13.44°N, 89.06°W, 101 ft elevation — inland.
Major airport serving San Salvador, El Salvador.
Computed from SAL's geography and climate
At tropical latitude the jet stream is rarely directly overhead, so clear-air turbulence is less of a routine concern from SAL. Convective weather closer to the surface is the dominant turbulence source instead. San Salvador's tropical climate means convective build-up is a year-round concern — afternoon and early-evening departures from SAL encounter the most cell activity. Morning slots and red-eye departures are typically the smoothest of the day.
Climbout is usually unremarkable — most turbulence on flights from San Salvador occurs at cruise rather than immediately after takeoff.
Convective turbulence cycles with the local wet/dry season rather than a strict calendar month — check regional rainy-season dates for the most accurate risk window.
Get a real-time turbulence forecast for any scheduled flight out of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, with live wind, jet-stream analysis and pilot reports.
Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport is best described as a tropical convective airport. At tropical latitude the jet stream is rarely directly overhead, so clear-air turbulence is less of a routine concern from SAL. Convective weather closer to the surface is the dominant turbulence source instead. San Salvador's tropical climate means convective build-up is a year-round concern — afternoon and early-evening departures from SAL encounter the most cell activity. Morning slots and red-eye departures are typically the smoothest of the day.
Convective turbulence cycles with the local wet/dry season rather than a strict calendar month — check regional rainy-season dates for the most accurate risk window. Peak turbulence window: Regional wet season. Typically calmest: Regional dry season.
We combine live NOAA Aviation Weather Center data (PIREPs, SIGMETs, AIRMETs) with physics-based Ellrod and Richardson-number calculations derived from Open-Meteo pressure-level wind and temperature data. If a source is unavailable for a waypoint we show an em dash rather than invent a number.
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