Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport , is the airport serving Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. It is named after the Iguazu Falls () and provides air-connections to the falls located at Iguaçu National Park, and to Itaipu Dam.

It is operated by ASUR.

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 Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport. On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2026..

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and Motiva (2022-2025) reports:

Year Passenger Aircraft Cargo (t) 2025 2,274,784 23% 19,335 15% 2024 1,850,980 4% 16,850 1% 2023 1,919,109 16,622 2022 1,185,316 11,897 2021 951,540 16% 10,319 21% 366 26% 2020 822,403 64% 8,514 60% 291 61% 2019 2,314,532 1% 21,117 1% 747 2% 2018 2,342,489 8% 21,636 3% 762 51% 2017 2,177,298 18% 20,929 14% 504 3% 2016 1,851,116 10% 18,402 8% 521 10% 2015 2,056,050 9% 20,065 6% 577 57% 2014 1,880,564 12% 18,887 2% 367 13% 2013 1,677,460 4% 18,524 7% 324 46% 2012 1,741,526 3% 19,917 2% 603 31% 2011 1,691,392 46% 20,365 28% 879 9% 2010 1,155,615 43% 15,886 33% 804 10% 2009 807,540 5% 11,918 10% 733 3% 2008 766,444 6% 10,878 4% 713 10% 2007 721,385 10,410 649 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 Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba 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 Porecatu where the hijackers fled with the money. No one was injured.

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

See also

List of airports in Brazil

References

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