Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
Opened7 January 1974; 51 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
Location in Brazil
IGU
IGU (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,102 6,896 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,919,109
Aircraft Operations16,622
Statistics: CCR
Sources: Airport Website, ANAC, DECEA

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

The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing the older Iguassú National Park Airport, closer to downtown which was then closed.

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

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Curitiba, Montevideo
Seasonal: Cuiabá, Florianópolis, Maceió, Navegantes, Recife, Salvador da Bahia
Gol Linhas Aéreas 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

Statistics

Check-in Hall
Terminal land side

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2023) reports:

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2023 1,919,109 16,622
2022a 1,185,316 11,897
2021 951,540 16% 10,319 21% 366 26%
2020 822,403 64% 8,514 60% 291 61%
2019 2,314,532 1% 21,117 1% 747 2%
2018 2,342,489 8% 21,636 3% 762 51%
2017 2,177,298 18% 20,929 14% 504 3%
2016 1,851,116 10% 18,402 8% 521 10%
2015 2,056,050 9% 20,065 6% 577 57%
2014 1,880,564 12% 18,887 2% 367 13%
2013 1,677,460 4% 18,524 7% 324 46%
2012 1,741,526 3% 19,917 2% 603 31%
2011 1,691,392 46% 20,365 28% 879 9%
2010 1,155,615 43% 15,886 33% 804 10%
2009 807,540 5% 11,918 10% 733 3%
2008 766,444 6% 10,878 4% 713 10%
2007 721,385 10,410 649

Note:
a: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

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.

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. ^ a b "Movimentação Aeroportuária". CCR (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  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. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  10. ^ 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.