{
  "response": {
    "Key": "HOU-SV",
    "orig": {
      "code": "HOU",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Houston",
      "fullCity": "Houston, Texas",
      "airport": "William P Hobby Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "SV",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "El Salvador"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in El Salvador can I fly to from Houston?",
        "answer": "From Houston you can fly non-stop into San Salvador, the main international gateway. One-stop connections via San Salvador or other Central American hubs can get you to regional airports like Santa Ana or San Miguel, but most travelers use ground transport from the capital."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "From Houston to San Salvador, non-stop flights take about 3 hours southbound and roughly 3 hours 15 minutes northbound. One-stop itineraries to San Salvador or smaller cities like San Miguel typically range from 5 to 8 hours depending on the connection."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Houston to El Salvador. United Airlines operates direct service from Houston George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) to San Salvador (SAL). Flight time is around 3 hours. If you are flying from Houston Hobby (HOU), you will typically connect through IAH or another hub, adding a few hours to your total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "From Houston to El Salvador you can fly non-stop with United or Avianca, or connect via hubs with American, Delta, Copa, and others."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Houston to El Salvador are May, April, and September, while December and March are the most expensive — peak summer and major holidays also push fares higher. Midweek departures, especially Monday, tend to be cheaper than Thursday or Friday, and afternoon flights offer the lowest prices overall. Booking about 15 to 18 weeks ahead captures the best rates, while last-minute tickets cost significantly more.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For flights from Houston to El Salvador, the optimal booking window is about 15 to 18 weeks (roughly 3½ to 4½ months) ahead of departure, when fares average around $536.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in El Salvador?",
        "answer": "Top spots in El Salvador include San Salvador for culture and city life, Santa Ana for colonial architecture and volcano access, La Libertad for surfing and beaches, and Suchitoto for a charming historic town experience."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Houston to El Salvador?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays up to 90 days in El Salvador. You must have a passport valid for at least six months from entry and may need to pay a small tourism fee upon arrival. Rules can change, so verify current entry requirements before you travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in El Salvador are best to fly into from Houston?",
        "answer": "From Houston to El Salvador, the only international airport is Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Salvador, which handles all long-haul U.S. flights. There are no train services, but it offers good road connections to beaches and regional destinations."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit El Salvador?",
        "answer": "For El Salvador, the dry season from November to April offers sunny weather and is considered the best time to visit. May to October is the rainy season, with potential for tropical storms but fewer tourists and lower prices."
      }
    }
  }
}