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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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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; 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 Paraná
IGU
IGU
Location in Brazil
IGU is located in Brazil
IGU
IGU
IGU (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,102 6,896 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,919,109
Aircraft Operations16,622
Statistics: CCR[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

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The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing the older Iguassú National Park Airport, closer to downtown which was then closed.[5]

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

Airlines and destinations

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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

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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:[7][8][1]

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

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  • 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.[9][10]

Access

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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

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References

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  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.
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