Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

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For the airport serving Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, see Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport.

Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas
Foz do Iguaçú - Passageiros embarcando no Airbus A320 da TAM Linhas Aéreas - Passengers aboarding the TAM Airlines Airbus A320 (12309345374).jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero / CCR
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL240 m / 787 ft
Coordinates25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W / -25.60028; -54.48500Coordinates: 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W / -25.60028; -54.48500
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-foz-do-iguacu-cataratas/
Map
IGU is located in Brazil
IGU
IGU
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,195 7,201 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers818,786 Decrease 65%
Aircraft Operations8,514 Decrease 60%
Metric tonnes of cargo288 Decrease 62%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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[]

AirlinesDestinations
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto Internacional das Cataratas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ "JetSMART volará a Montevideo". Aviacionline (in Spanish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  7. ^ 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.

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