Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

Coordinates: 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W / -25.60028; -54.48500
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Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
Opened7 January 1974; 50 years ago (1974-01-07)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL240 m / 787 ft
Coordinates25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W / -25.60028; -54.48500
Websitewww.ccraeroportos.com.br/foz-do-iguacu-pr
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 (2021)
Passengers951,540 Increase 16%
Aircraft Operations10,319 Increase 21%
Metric tonnes of cargo366 Increase 27%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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, and to Itaipu Dam.

It is operated by CCR.

History[edit]

The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing an older facility located closer to downtown, called Gresfi Aerodrome.[5]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 8 June 2024),[citation needed] Campinas, Curitiba, Montevideo
Seasonal: Cuiabá, Florianópolis, Maceió, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Salvador da Bahia
Gol Transportes Aéreos Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
JetSmart Chile Seasonal: Santiago de Chile
LATAM Brasil Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Accidents and incidents[edit]

  • 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.[7][8]

Access[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Foz do Iguaçu". CCR Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Cataratas (SBFI)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu fará 50 anos no domingo (7)". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  8. ^ 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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