Guaraní International Airport

Guaraní International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní

IATA: AGT – ICAO: SGES

AGT
Location of airport in Paraguay

Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Serves Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Elevation AMSL 846 ft / 258 m
Coordinates Coordinates: 25°27′19″S 054°50′36″W / 25.45528°S 54.84333°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,154 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 45,566
Statistics: DINAC[1]
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

Guarani International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional "Guaraní") (IATA: AGT[4], ICAO: SGES[5]) is an international airport located at Minga Guazú, a city of Gran Ciudad del Este in the Alto Paraná Department of Paraguay. It is Paraguay's second international airport.

History

The airport was built to replace the city's former Alejo García Airport, which eventually was surrounded by the city's development.

During the decade of the 90's, the airport generated much movement and had up to four flights per day with airlines such as Ladesa, Arpa and the Military Transport.[6]

In 2013, the administrator of the airport, Gerardo Brítez Mussa, stated that people of Paraguay must acquire the habit of travelling by airplane and that the airport needs more operations of passengers.[7]

"The Paraguayans must acquire the culture of air travel, for a better advantage of our day and age and a better quality of life, because the non use of air travel is not only because of the cost but because we have not acquired this mode of life. This will allow companies that come, to stay" stated Brítez Mussa.[8]

Security

In September 2014, the customs office of the airport conducts seminars about Ebola to prevent measures of points of entry into the country, and a seminar was conducted also at Asuncion's Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.[9]

Statistics

In 2012, The Guaraní International Airport registers 45 private flights daily, plus 2 commercial flights of TAM. A freighter flights mentioned with a frequency of 3-4 times per week in addition besides flight instruction school pilot operating in the terminal.[10]

As of 2013, the airport registers more Cargo operations than passenger travel with TAM being the only airline that operates for public flights.[11] It maintains approximately 200 passengers per day, including private and cargo flights.[12] Including Cargo flights, as well as TAM's San Paulo-Asunción flight which stops at International Guaraní Airport, there are 15 to 20 daily flights which are registered in the terminal.[13]

Hotels

The Casa Blanca Hotel (Street Botero Norte numer 69) of the Parana Country club is located 21.8km from the Airport.[14]

The Hotel San Rafael (Avenue Adrian Jara and Avay) is 22.4km from the airport.[15]

The Hotel Casino Acaray (Street 11 de Setiembre and Luis Ma. Argaña) is located 22.8km from the airport.[16]

Several hotels which are located at Brazil's Iguazu Falls are located approximately 25km from the Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
TAM Paraguay Asunción, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Atlas Air Lagos, Sharjah, Hong Kong[17]
LAN Airlines (Cargo)[18] Miami,[19][20] Brazil,[21] Chile[22]

Access

The airport is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Ciudad del Este.

Accidents and incidents

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ DINAC Statistics for the Airport
  2. ↑ Airport information for SGES at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for AGT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  4. ↑ Accident history for AGT at Aviation Safety Network
  5. ↑ (Spanish) Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica (DINAC)
  6. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  7. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  8. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  9. ↑ http://www.aduana.gov.py/2298-8-realizan-jornadas-sobre-el-ebola-en-la-aduana-del-aeropuerto-guarani--y-en-el-puente-internacional-de-la-amistad.html
  10. ↑ http://www.ultimahora.com/avioneta-se-despista-y-sufre-danos-el-aeropuerto-guarani-n551217.html
  11. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  12. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  13. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  14. ↑ http://www.tripadvisor.es/HotelsNear-g298437-qAGT-Ciudad_Del_Este_Alto_Parana_Department.html
  15. ↑ http://www.tripadvisor.es/HotelsNear-g298437-qAGT-Ciudad_Del_Este_Alto_Parana_Department.html
  16. ↑ http://www.tripadvisor.es/HotelsNear-g298437-qAGT-Ciudad_Del_Este_Alto_Parana_Department.html
  17. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  18. ↑ http://www.aeropuertos.net/aeropuerto-internacional-guarani/
  19. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/136914-aeropuerto-guarani-cumplio-20-anos-y-con-una-sola-empresa-aerea-operando.html
  20. ↑ http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?id=452895509&airlineCode=WE&flightNumber=493&utm_source=c228b59beca1b817:-64e0c4c7:1117f1ad394:-3b36&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=weblet
  21. ↑ http://www.aeropuertos.net/aeropuerto-internacional-guarani/
  22. ↑ http://www.aeropuertos.net/aeropuerto-internacional-guarani/
  23. ↑ http://www.ultimahora.com/avioneta-se-despista-y-sufre-danos-el-aeropuerto-guarani-n551217.html

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