Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
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
14/32 2,858 9,377 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]

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

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, Montevideo
Seasonal: Belo Horizonte–Confins, 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

  • 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.[5][6]

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). 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. ↑ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. ↑ 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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