Guaraní International Airport 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.
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.
Airlines and destinations 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: Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t) 2025 3,402 56% 5,937 11% 11,723 3% 2024 7,722 14% 5,349 4% 11,412 30% 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 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
Accident history for AGT at Aviation Safety Network