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Battle of Ilopango Airport
Part of the 1981 Final Offensive of the Salvadoran Civil War
DateLate January 1981
Location
Ilopango Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador
13°41′30″N 089°07′32″W / 13.69167°N 89.12556°W / 13.69167; -89.12556
Result Tactical FMLN victory
Belligerents
El Salvador Salvadoran government Battle of Ilopango Airport Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed
14 helicopters destroyed
8 aircraft destroyed
Unknown killed
Ilopango Airport is located in El Salvador
Ilopango Airport
Ilopango Airport
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Location in El Salvador

The Battle of Ilopango Airport was a military engagement fought at the Ilopango International Airport in El Salvador in late January 1981. The battle was a part of the Salvadoran Civil War. It was fought between soldiers of the Salvadoran Air Force and guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.

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