Guaraní International Airport
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Guaraní International Airport is an international airport located in the municipality of Minga Guazú, and serving
Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km east of Asunción, the capital, and i ...
. It is the second most important and international airport in Paraguay.


History

The airport was dedicated on 20 August 1993. 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 Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km east of Asunción, the capital, and i ...
.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.


Cargo


Statistics

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


Access

The airport, located within the municipality of Minga Guazú is located from downtown Ciudad del Este.


See also

* List of airports in Paraguay * Transport in Paraguay * List of airports by ICAO code: S#SG - Paraguay


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guarani International Airport Airports in Paraguay Ciudad del Este Alto Paraná Department