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, and to Itaipu Dam.

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
  • Infraero (1974–2021)
  • CCR (2021–present)
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
Opened7 January 1974 (1974-01-07)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL240 m / 787 ft
Coordinates25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W
Websitewww.ccraeroportos.com.br/foz-do-iguacu-pr
Map
IGU is located in Paraná
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Location in Brazil
IGU is located in Brazil
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,195 7,201 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] DECEA[4]

It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing an older facility located closer to downtown, called Gresfi Aerodrome.[5]

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

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins (begins 8 June 2024), Campinas, Curitiba, Montevideo
Seasonal: 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.[7][8]

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. "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. "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  8. 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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