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.
Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Infraero | ||||||||||
| Serves | Foz do Iguaçu | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Time in Brazil (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 240 m / 787 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www4 | ||||||||||
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It is operated by Infraero.
Airlines and destinations
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.[5][6]
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
Aviation portal
Brazil portal- List of airports in Brazil
References
- "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Aeroporto Internacional das Cataratas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "JetSmart". JetSmart. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- 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.
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 October 2006).
- Current weather for SBFI at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network
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