Guaraní International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
ServesCiudad del Este
LocationMinga Guazú, Paraguay
Opened20 August 1993 (1993-08-20)
Time zoneTime in Paraguay (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL258 m / 846 ft
Coordinates25°27′20″S 054°50′37″W / 25.45556°S 54.84361°W / -25.45556; -54.84361
Map
AGT is located in Paraguay
AGT
AGT
Location of airport in Paraguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,154 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,230 Decrease 78%
Aircraft Operations4,384 Decrease 7%
Metric tonnes of cargo5,666 Increase 1%
Statistics: DINAC[1]

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.

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.

Even though during the 1990s, the airport had an important passenger movement with up to four flights a day with airlines such as Ladesa, Arpa, and the Paraguayan Military Transport, it found is vocation as a cargo hub for the import of goods from Asia and North America to feed the free trade zone of Ciudad del Este.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Paranair Asunción

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Atlas Air Miami
LATAM Cargo Chile Santiago de Chile
Western Global Airlines Miami

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to the Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC) reports:[1]

YearPassengerAircraftCargo (t)
20221,230 Decrease 78%4,384 Decrease 7%5,666 Increase 1%
20215,591 Decrease 21%4,697 Increase 49%5,598 Increase 17%
20207,054 Decrease 78%3,157 Decrease 55%4,799 Decrease 24%
201932,573 Decrease 22%7,002 Decrease 1%6,342 Increase 2%
201841,512 Increase 1%7,050 Increase 7%6,237 Decrease 25%
201740,923 Decrease 6%6,579 Increase 5%8,319 Increase 28%
201643,622 Increase 64%6,266 Increase 1%6,507 Increase 15%
201526,660 Decrease 25%6,175 Decrease 12%5,683 Decrease 36%
201435,769 Decrease 35%7,040 Increase 7%8,881 Decrease 14%
201355,315 Decrease 13%6,590 Decrease 8%10,377 Decrease 22%
201263,612 Increase 8%7,199 Decrease 2%13,386 Decrease 5%
201159,155 Increase 30%7,361 Increase 1%14,128 Increase 15%
201045,566 Increase 31%7,261 Increase 19%12,301 Increase 30%
200934,671 Decrease 48%6,112 Decrease 8%9,443 Increase 1%
200866,5316,6639,349

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. 1 2 "Datos Estadísticos mensuales del Transporte Aéreo Comercial en Paraguay". Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Reseña Historica", DINAC (in Spanish), 9 January 2010, retrieved 26 February 2021
  3. ↑ "Aeropuerto Guaraní cumplió 20 años y con una sola empresa aérea operando | NEGOCIOS | LANACION.com.py". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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