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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)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,195 7,201 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 an older facility located closer to downtown which was then closed. The terminal of this facility was preserved at Gresfi Social Club.[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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