Battle of Ilopango Airport

The Battle of Ilopango Airport was a military engagement fought at the Ilopango International Airport in El Salvador in late January 1982. 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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Location: 13.6917, -89.1256, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1982-01-27T00:00:00Z

1982-01-27T00:00:00Z

1982 Battle of Ilopango Airport

1811-11-05T00:00:00Z

1811-11-05T00:00:00Z

1811 1811 Independence Movement

1823-02-07T00:00:00Z

1823-02-07T00:00:00Z

1823 Battle of the Mejicanos (1823)

1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

1932 1932 Salvadoran peasant massacre

2022-12-03T00:00:00Z

2022-12-06T00:00:00Z

2022 Siege of Soyapango

2023-10-11T00:00:00Z

2023-10-11T00:00:00Z

2023 Siege of Apopa

1826-09-06T00:00:00Z

1829-06-25T00:00:00Z

1826 — 1829 First Central American Civil War

1845-01-01T00:00:00Z

1845-01-01T00:00:00Z

1845 Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1845

1871-03-16T00:00:00Z

1871-04-12T00:00:00Z

1871 Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1871

1969-07-14T00:00:00Z

1969-07-18T00:00:00Z

1969 Hundred Hour War

1979-10-15T00:00:00Z

1992-01-16T00:00:00Z

1979 — 1992 Salvadoran Civil War

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown (2022–present)

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Señorío of Cuzcatlán		Wikidata
area	region	1841	El Salvador	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	1811 Independence Movement	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1823	Battle of the Mejicanos (1823)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1932	1932 Salvadoran peasant massacre	rebellion, massacre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1982	Battle of Ilopango Airport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2022	Siege of Soyapango	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	Siege of Apopa	siege	Wikidata
event	war	1826	First Central American Civil War	civil war, political conflict	Wikidata
event	war	1845	Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1845	war	Wikidata
event	war	1871	Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1871	war, El Salvador, Honduras	Wikidata
event	war	1969	Hundred Hour War	El Salvador, Honduras, war	Wikidata
event	war	1979	Salvadoran Civil War	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, Armed Forces of El Salvador, civil war	Wikidata
event	war	2022	Salvadoran gang crackdown (2022–present)	war, military operation, counter-terrorism	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1912	National Guard	gendarmerie	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Museo de la Fuerza Armada de El Salvador	military museum	Wikidata