Foz do Iguaçu International Airport
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| Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas |
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| IATA: IGU – ICAO: SBFI | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Foz do Iguaçu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 239 m / 786 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.485°WCoordinates: 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.485°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 14/32 | 2,200 | 7,218 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 1,691,392 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 20,365 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 883 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
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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).
It is operated by Infraero.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos, Curitiba-Afonso Pena |
| Gol Airlines | Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| LAN Perú | Lima |
| PLUNA | Montevideo |
| TAM Airlines | Belém-Val de Cães, Brasília, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Maceió, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador da Bahia, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Londrina, Maringá, Porto Alegre |
| Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba-Afonso Pena was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately USD 2.75 Million) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.[4][5]
[edit] Access
The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from downtown Foz do Iguaçu.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Infraero Statistics for the Airport" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2011/Dezembro.pdf.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/parana/aeroporto-internacional-de-foz-do-iguacu.html.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. http://www2.anac.gov.br/arquivos/pdf/aerodromos/AerodromosPublicos.xls.
- ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000818-1. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u8102.shtml. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SBFI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBFI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBFI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network
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