Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport

Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú

IATA: IGR – ICAO: SARI

IGR
Location of airport in Argentina

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
Serves Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina
Elevation AMSL 916 ft / 279 m
Coordinates 25°44′14″S 054°28′24″W / 25.73722°S 54.47333°WCoordinates: 25°44′14″S 054°28′24″W / 25.73722°S 54.47333°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,300 10,826 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 716,124[1]
Passenger change 09–10 Increase6%
Aircraft movements 8,733
Movements change 09–10 Increase8%
Sources: AIP,[2] ORSNA,[3] DAFIF[4][5]

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 S.A.[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza
Aerolíneas Argentinas operated by Austral Líneas Aéreas Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta
LAN Argentina Buenos Aires-Aeroparque

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons) 		Change from previous year
2005 489,100 Increase10.74% 5,779 Increase 8.28% 173 Decrease10.82%
2006 490,083 Increase 0.20% 5,913 Increase 2.32% 198 Increase14.45%
2007 569,497 Increase16.20% 6,005 Increase 1.56% 234 Increase18.18%
2008 606,876 Increase 6.56% 6,637 Increase10.52% 314 Increase34.19%
2009 568,764 Decrease 6.28% 6,275 Decrease 5.45% 226 Decrease28.03%
2010 620,755 Increase 9.14% 6,788 Increase 8.18% 200 Decrease11.50%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2010)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/2014/04/24-millones-de-inversion-para-nueva-torre-de-control-en-puerto-iguazu/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Spanish) SARI – CATARATAS DEL IGUAZÚ / Mayor D. Carlos Eduardo Krause PDF at AIP Argentina
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (Spanish) Aeropuerto de Misiones "Cataratas del Iguazu" at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Airport information for SARI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  5. ↑ Airport information for IGR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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