Foz do Iguaçu International Airport
Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Infraero / CCR | ||||||||||
Serves | Foz do Iguaçu | ||||||||||
Time zone | Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 240 m / 787 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°WCoordinates: 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W | ||||||||||
Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() IGU Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IATA: IGU, ICAO: SBFI), is the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. It is named after the Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu) and provides air-connections to the falls located at Iguaçu National Park.
It is operated by Infraero and CCR.
History[]
Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021 CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre |
Gol Transportes Aéreos | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
JetSmart | Santiago de Chile[5] |
LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
Statistics[]
Annual passenger traffic at IGU airport.
See source Wikidata query.
Accidents and incidents[]
- 18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba was hijacked by five persons with the purpose of robbing R$5 million (approximately US$2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. No one was injured.[6][7]
Access[]
The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from Foz do Iguaçu town centre. A regular bus service connects the airport to the city.
See also[]
Aviation portal
Brazil portal
- List of airports in Brazil
References[]
- ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Aeroporto Internacional das Cataratas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "JetSMART volará a Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links[]
- Airport information for SBFI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SBFI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:
- Airports in Paraná (state)
- Foz do Iguaçu