Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

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Coordinates: 25°35′46″S 054°29′13″W / -25.59611, -54.48694

Foz do Iguaçu International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu
IATA: IGU – ICAO: SBFI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Infraero
Serves		Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Elevation AMSL		786 ft / 239 m
Website		www.infraero.gov.br/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
14/32	2,195	7,201	Asphalt
Sources: Infraero[1], DAFIF[2][3]

Foz do Iguaçu International Airport^[1] (IATA: IGU, ICAO: SBFI), also known as Cataratas International Airport^[2][4], is located in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and also serves nearby cities including Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It is the second busiest airport in Paraná state and the 22nd busiest in Brazil. The airport is one of the 65 administered by Infraero. The airport is not to be confused with Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IATA: IGR), which is located nearby in Misiones Province, Argentina and serves the neighboring city of Puerto Iguazú

In 2003, 600,000 passengers passed through the airport, which has a terminal capable of 1 million passengers annually. The airport can handle wide-body aircraft as large of MD-11, with restrictions in weight in landings and take-offs, or Boeing 767s or Boeing 737 without restrictions.

[edit] Airlines

• Gol (Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Recife)
• TAM (Curitiba, Recife, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Salvador, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos)
• Oceanair (Florianópolis, Curitiba, São Paulo-Guarulhos)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Foz do Iguaçu International Airport, official site
2. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for SBFI: CATARATAS INTL at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
3. ^ Airport information for IGU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
4. ^ (Portuguese) Guia de Aeródromos Brasileiros

[edit] External links

• Hybrid map and satellite image
• Current weather for SBFI at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network