Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas
IATA: IGU – ICAO: SBFI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Infraero
Serves	Foz do Iguaçu
Elevation AMSL	239 m / 786 ft
Coordinates	25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°WCoordinates: 25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W
Website	Infraero IGU
Map
IGU Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 2,056,050 Aircraft Operations 20,065 Metric tonnes of cargo 577
Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3]

Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IATA: IGU, ICAO: SBFI), is the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. It is named after the Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu) and provides access to the nearby falls.

It is operated by Infraero.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte-Confins, Campinas, Curitiba, Porto Alegre
Gol Airlines	Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Perú	Lima

Accidents and incidents

• 18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba was hijacked by 5 persons with the purpose of robbing BRL 5 million (approximately USD 2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. There were no victims.^[4][5]

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from Foz do Iguaçu town centre. A regular bus service connects the airport to the city.

See also

• List of airports in Brazil

References

1. "Estatísticas" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
2. "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero.
3. "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
4. "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
5. Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

External links

• Airport information for SBFI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBFI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBFI at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network