Guaraní International Airport
Guaraní International Airport (IATA: AGT, ICAO: SGES) is an international airport located in the municipality of Minga Guazú, and serving Ciudad del Este. It is the second most important and international airport in Paraguay.
Guaraní International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ciudad del Este | ||||||||||
| Location | Minga Guazú, Paraguay | ||||||||||
| Opened | August 20, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Time in Paraguay (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 258 m / 846 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°27′20″S 054°50′37″W | ||||||||||
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History
The airport was dedicated on 20 August 1993.[2]
The facility was built to replace the former Alejo García Airport in Ciudad del Este, which eventually was surrounded by the city's development.
During the 1990s, the airport generated much movement and had up to four flights per day with airlines such as Ladesa, Arpa and the Military Transport.[3] In 2013, the administrator of the airport, Gerardo Brítez Mussa, stated that Paraguayans must acquire the habit of travelling by airplane and that the airport needs more operations of passengers.[3] "The Paraguayans must acquire the culture of air travel, for a better advantage of our day and age and a better quality of life, because the non use of air travel is not only because of the cost but because we have not acquired this mode of life. This will allow companies that come, to stay" stated Brítez Mussa.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Atlas Air | Miami |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai-Al Maktoum |
| LATAM Cargo Chile | Santiago de Chile |
| Western Global Airlines | Miami |
Statistics
These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Passengers | 45,566 | 59,155 | 63,612 | 55,523 | 35,769 | 27,217 | 43,622 | 40,923 | 41,512 | 32,573 | 7,054 | 7,952 |
| Growth (%) |  31% | 30% | 8% |  13% | 35% | 24% | 64% | 6% | 1% | 22% | 78% | 42% |
| Source: Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2020)[4] | ||||||||||||
Access
The airport, located within the municipality of Minga Guazú is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Ciudad del Este.
Gallery
See also
References
- "INFORME ESTADISTICO DEL TRANSPORTE AÉREO ENERO A DICIEMBRE - 2022" [Airtraffic Statistic 2022] (PDF; 635 KB) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "Reseña Historica", DINAC (in Spanish), 9 January 2010, retrieved 26 February 2021
- "Aeropuerto Guaraní cumplió 20 años y con una sola empresa aérea operando | NEGOCIOS | LANACION.com.py". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Datos Estadísticos mensuales del Transporte Aéreo Comercial en Paraguay". DINAC (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links
- Airport information for SGES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for SGES at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AGT at Aviation Safety Network