Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

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.

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
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
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-foz-do-iguacu-cataratas/
Map
IGU
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,195 7,201 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers818,786 65%
Aircraft Operations8,514 60%
Metric tonnes of cargo288 62%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

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
ITA Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos
JetSmart Santiago de Chile (begins 16 December 2021)[5]
LATAM Brasil 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.[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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