Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport , is the airport serving

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. It is named after the

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() and provides air-connections to the falls located at

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, and to

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. It is operated by CCR.

History

The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing the older Iguassú National Park Airport, closer to downtown which was then closed. Previously operated by

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, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to

(2007-2021) and CCR (2022-2024) reports: Note:
: 2022 series provided by CCR is incomplete, lacking data for the months of January, February and part of March.

Accidents and incidents

* 18 August 2000: a

VASP Viação Aérea São Paulo S/A (São Paulo Airways), better known as VASP, was an airline with its head office in the VASP Building on the grounds of São Paulo–Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. It had main bases at São Paulo's two m ...

Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to

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was hijacked by five persons with the purpose of robbing 5 million (approximately 2.75 million at that time) that the aircraft was transporting. The pilot was forced to land at

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where the hijackers fled with the money. No one was injured.

Access

The airport is located from Foz do Iguaçu town centre. A regular bus service connects the airport to the city.

References

External links

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