Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

For the airport serving Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, see Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport.

Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesFoz do Iguaçu
Opened7 January 1974 (1974-01-07)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL240 m / 787 ft
Coordinates25°36′01″S 054°29′06″W / 25.60028°S 54.48500°W / -25.60028; -54.48500
Websiteaeroportos.motiva.com.br/foz-do-iguacu-pr/
Map
IGU
Location in Brazil
IGU
IGU (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,705 8,875 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers2,274,784 23%
Aircraft Operations19,335 15%
Statistics: Motiva[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

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

It is operated by Motiva.

History

The airport was opened on January 7, 1974 replacing the older Iguassú National Park Airport, closer to downtown which was then closed.[5]

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[6] On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.[7]

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports.[8] On February 10, 2026 the transaction was still pending government approval.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Curitiba, São Paulo–Congonhas[9]
Seasonal: Cuiabá, Florianópolis, Maceió, Navegantes, Recife, Salvador da Bahia,
Gol Linhas Aéreas Fortaleza,[10] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
JetSmart Chile Seasonal: Santiago de Chile
LATAM Brasil Brasília,[11] Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos

Statistics

Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and Motiva (2022-2025) reports:[12][13][1]

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
2022a 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:
a: 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 R$5 million (approximately US$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.[14][15]

Access

The airport is located 12 km (7 mi) from Foz do Iguaçu town centre. A regular bus service connects the airport to the city.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Informações operacionais-movimentação aeroportuária". Motiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Foz do Iguaçu". Motiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Cataratas (SBFI)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Aeroporto Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu fará 50 anos no domingo (7)". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "CCR agora é Motiva". Neofeed (in Portuguese). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Motiva (MOTV3) vende aeroportos para Asur por R$ 11,5 bilhões". Infomoney (in Portuguese). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Azul terá 3.600 voos extras no verão com foco em Congonhas". Aeromagazine (in Portuguese). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Gol anuncia voos diretos de Fortaleza para Foz do Iguaçu e Mondevidéu". Aeroflap (in Portuguese). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  11. ^ "LATAM terá duas novas rotas a partir do Paraná para distintas regiões brasileiras". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  15. ^ Maschio, José (21 August 2000). "PF liga sequestro de avião da VASP à rebelião em penitenciária em Roraima". Folha Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  • Airport information for SBFI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  • "Current weather for SBFI". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for IGU at Aviation Safety Network
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