Guaraní International Airport

Guaraní International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní*
Guaraní International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní
	IATA: AGT; ICAO: SGES;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Serves	Ciudad del Este
Location	Minga Guazú, Paraguay
Opened	20 August 1993; 31 years ago
Time zone	Time in Paraguay (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	258 m / 846 ft
Coordinates	25°27′20″S 054°50′37″W / 25.45556°S 54.84361°W
Map
	AGT Location of airport in Paraguay
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	6,761 450%
Aircraft Operations	5,149 17%
Metric tonnes of cargo	8,778 55%
	Statistics: DINAC

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

Airlines	Destinations
Paranair	Asunción

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
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]

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "Reseña Historica", DINAC (in Spanish), 9 January 2010, archived from the original on 4 December 2021, retrieved 26 February 2021
^ "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.

External links

Airport information for SGES at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Current weather for SGES at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for AGT at Aviation Safety Network

[DINAC-1] "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

[lanacion.com.py-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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