Iguassú National Park Airport
Iguassú National Park Airport Aeroporto do Parque Nacional do Iguassú | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Defunct |
| Serves | Foz do Iguaçu |
| Opened | 1941 |
| Closed | 6 January 1974 |
| Coordinates | 25°31′32″S 054°35′12″W / 25.52556°S 54.58667°W |
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  IGU Location in Brazil  IGU IGU (Brazil) | |
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Demolished, no longer operational. | |
Iguassú National Park Airport (IATA: IGU) was an airport that served Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil until 1974, when Foz do Iguaçu International Airport was opened. On that very occasion the airport was closed.
History
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Iguassú National Park Airport was the first airport of Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. It was opened in 1941 but a landing strip existed on the site since 1935, when the first plane landed on April 1.[1] In 1938 Panair do Brasil started flying to the location as a stop on a flight from Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba to Asunción and Buenos Aires.[2]
Because of its proximity to the urban center, the airport was closed on January 6, 1974, when Foz do Iguaçu International Airport was opened at a different location.[3]
The former runway is now a green area. The former terminal has been preserved as part of GRESFI club and since August 26, 2024 it is a City Heritage Protected building.[4]
Panair do Brasil, Real, Sadia and Varig once served the airport.
Access
[edit]The airport was located 1 km (1 mi) south of downtown Foz do Iguaçu.
External links
[edit]- ^ "45505". Biblioteca IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Panair do Brasil". Timetable Images (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Foz do Iguaçu's first airport and Gresfi gain Memory Space". H2Foz. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "GRESFI passa a ter status de Patrimônio Cultural do Município". GRESFI (in Portuguese). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.