Ilopango is a town in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, San Salvador. It is located near Lake Ilopango, the country's largest lake at 72 square kilometers.

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Ilopango
Municipality
Ilopango Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°42′N 89°07′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	San Salvador Department
Government
• Mayor	Salvador Ruano (Nationalist Republican Alliance)[1]
Area
• Total	13.4 sq mi (34.6 km2)
Elevation	1,978 ft (603 m)
Population  (2009)
• Total	159,232

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El Salvador's second airport is in Ilopango. It is currently used for charter flights and by the Salvadoran military but plans are underway to increase its use as tourism and travel in El Salvador increase and Comalapa International Airport cannot handle the future influx alone.^{[citation needed]} The Civil Aviation Authority has its headquarters on the airport property,^[2] in Ilopango.^[3]