Guaraní International Airport

Guaraní International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
ServesCiudad del Este
LocationMinga Guazú, Paraguay
Opened20 August 1993; 31 years ago (1993-08-20)
Time zoneTime in Paraguay (UTC−03:00)
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
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,400 11,154 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers6,761 Increase 450%
Aircraft Operations5,149 Increase 17%
Metric tonnes of cargo8,778 Increase 55%
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

Terminal exterior
Terminal air side

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

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t)
2023 6,761 Increase 450% 5,149 Increase 17% 8,778 Increase 55%
2022 1,230 Decrease 78% 4,384 Decrease 7% 5,666 Increase 1%
2021 5,591 Decrease 21% 4,697 Increase 49% 5,598 Increase 17%
2020 7,054 Decrease 78% 3,157 Decrease 55% 4,799 Decrease 24%
2019 32,573 Decrease 22% 7,002 Decrease 1% 6,342 Increase 2%
2018 41,512 Increase 1% 7,050 Increase 7% 6,237 Decrease 25%
2017 40,923 Decrease 6% 6,579 Increase 5% 8,319 Increase 28%
2016 43,622 Increase 64% 6,266 Increase 1% 6,507 Increase 15%
2015 26,660 Decrease 25% 6,175 Decrease 12% 5,683 Decrease 36%
2014 35,769 Decrease 35% 7,040 Increase 7% 8,881 Decrease 14%
2013 55,315 Decrease 13% 6,590 Decrease 8% 10,377 Decrease 22%
2012 63,612 Increase 8% 7,199 Decrease 2% 13,386 Decrease 5%
2011 59,155 Increase 30% 7,361 Increase 1% 14,128 Increase 15%
2010 45,566 Increase 31% 7,261 Increase 19% 12,301 Increase 30%
2009 34,671 Decrease 48% 6,112 Decrease 8% 9,443 Increase 1%
2008 66,531 6,663 9,349

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. ^ a b "Datos Estadísticos mensuales del Transporte Aéreo Comercial en Paraguay". Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Reseña Historica", DINAC (in Spanish), 9 January 2010, archived from the original on 4 December 2021, 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.