Battle of Ilopango Airport

Battle of Ilopango Airport
Part of the 1981 Final Offensive of the Salvadoran Civil War
Date Late 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
Salvadoran government	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed 14 helicopters destroyed 8 aircraft destroyed	Unknown killed
Ilopango Airport class=notpageimage| 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.