Guaraní International Airport

Guaraní International Airport (IATA: AGT, ICAO: SGES) is an international airport located in the municipality of Minga Guazú, and serving Ciudad del Este. It is the second most important and international airport in Paraguay.

Guaraní International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
ServesCiudad del Este
LocationMinga Guazú, Paraguay
OpenedAugust 20, 1993 (1993-08-20)
Time zoneTime in Paraguay (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL258 m / 846 ft
Coordinates25°27′20″S 054°50′37″W
Map
AGT
Location of airport in Paraguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,154 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers7,054 78%
Aircraft Operations3,157 55%
Metric tonnes of cargo4,799 24%
Statistics: DINAC[1]

History

The airport was dedicated on 20 August 1993.[2]

The facility was built to replace the former Alejo García Airport in Ciudad del Este, which eventually was surrounded by the city's development.

During the 1990s, the airport generated much movement and had up to four flights per day with airlines such as Ladesa, Arpa and the Military Transport.[3] In 2013, the administrator of the airport, Gerardo Brítez Mussa, stated that Paraguayans must acquire the habit of travelling by airplane and that the airport needs more operations of passengers.[3] "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.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

No scheduled passenger flights operate at this airport.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Atlas Air Lagos, Sharjah, Hong Kong
Emirates SkyCargo Campinas
LATAM Cargo Chile Miami
Western Global Airlines Miami

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at AGT airport. See source Wikidata query.

These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Passengers45,56659,15563,61255,52335,76927,21743,62240,92341,51232,5737,054
Growth (%) 31.42% 29.8% 7.53% 12.7% 35.34% 23.91% 63.62% 6.19% 1.44% 21.53% 78.34%
Source: Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2020)[4]

Access

The airport, located within the municipality of Minga Guazú is located 25 km (16 mi) from downtown Ciudad del Este.

See also

References
  1. "Aeropuerto Internacional "Guarani" Informe Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo" (PDF). DINAC (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. "Reseña Historica", DINAC (in Spanish), 9 January 2010, retrieved 26 February 2021
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Datos Estadísticos mensuales del Transporte Aéreo Comercial en Paraguay". DINAC (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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