Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport

Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú) (IATA: IGR, ICAO: SARI), also known as Mayor Carlos Eduardo Krause Airport,[2][4] is an airport in Misiones Province, Argentina serving the city of Puerto Iguazú and providing access to the nearby Iguazú Falls (Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú). It is the easternmost Argentine airport served by scheduled flights. The airport covers an area of 1,804 ha (4,460 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000[2][3]

For the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, see Foz do Iguaçu International Airport.

Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000
ServesPuerto Iguazú, Argentina
Elevation AMSL916 ft / 279 m
Coordinates25°44′10″S 54°28′25″W
Map
IGR
Location of airport in Argentina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers893,945[1]
Passenger change 15–163.6%
Aircraft movements8,721
Movements change 15–164%
Sources: AIP[2] ORSNA[3] WAD[4] GCM[5]

The airport is in forested countryside 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Puerto Iguazú, and 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the falls. The Cataratas Del Iguazu VOR-DME (Ident: IGU) is located on the field.[6]

Airlines and destinations
Airport terminal, airside
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Andes Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque[7]
Flybondi Buenos Aires–El Palomar, Córdoba, Mendoza[8]
JetSmart Argentina Buenos Aires–Aeroparque,[9] Buenos Aires–El Palomar, Córdoba,[10] Mendoza,[10] Rosario,[10] Salta

Statistics
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 489,10010.74%5,779 8.28%17310.82%
2006 490,083 0.20%5,913 2.32%19814.45%
2007 569,49716.20%6,005 1.56%23418.18%
2008 606,876 6.56%6,63710.52%31434.19%
2009 568,764 6.28%6,275 5.45%22628.03%
2010 620,755 9.14%6,788 8.18%20011.50%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005–2010)
Traffic by calendar year. Official EANA Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2015 861,000__
2016 890,000__
2017 999,000__
2018 1,089,000__
EANA [11]

See also

References
  1. http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/2014/04/24-millones-de-inversion-para-nueva-torre-de-control-en-puerto-iguazu/
  2. "SARI – CATARATAS DEL IGUAZÚ / Mayor D. Carlos Eduardo Krause" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. at AIP Argentina (in Spanish)
  3. Aeropuerto de Misiones "Cataratas del Iguazu" Archived 27 November 2012 at Archive.today at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA) (in Spanish)
  4. Airport information for SARI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  5. Airport information for Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  6. "Cataratas Del Iguazu VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. Misiones Online – Andes Airlines to Caratacas
  8. Los precios y destinos de la primera low cost que empezará a volar en el país en febrero
  10. Liu, Jim. "JetSMART Argentina adds new routes from Nov 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. "Operations data" (PDF). EANA. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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