Foz do Iguaçu 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 (790 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 is located in Paraná
IGU
IGU
Location in Brazil
IGU is located in Brazil
IGU
IGU
IGU (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,705 8,875 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers2,274,784 Increase 23%
Aircraft Operations19,335 Increase 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,[9] Campinas,[10] Curitiba,[10] São Paulo–Congonhas[11]
Seasonal: Recife[12]
Gol Linhas Aéreas Fortaleza,[13] Porto Alegre,[14] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão,[15] São Paulo–Congonhas,[16] São Paulo–Guarulhos[17]
JetSmart Chile Seasonal: Santiago de Chile[18]
LATAM Brasil Brasília,[19] Curitiba,[20] Rio de Janeiro–Galeão,[21] São Paulo–Congonhas,[17] São Paulo–Guarulhos[22]

Statistics

Check-in Hall
Terminal land side

Following are the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2021) and Motiva (2022-2025) reports:[23][24][1]

YearPassengerAircraftCargo (t)
20252,274,784 Increase 23%19,335 Increase 15%
20241,850,980 Decrease 4%16,850 Increase 1%
20231,919,10916,622
2022a1,185,31611,897
2021951,540 Increase 16%10,319 Increase 21%366 Increase 26%
2020822,403 Decrease 64%8,514 Decrease 60%291 Decrease 61%
20192,314,532 Decrease 1%21,117 Decrease 1%747 Decrease 2%
20182,342,489 Increase 8%21,636 Increase 3%762 Increase 51%
20172,177,298 Increase 18%20,929 Increase 14%504 Decrease 3%
20161,851,116 Decrease 10%18,402 Decrease 8%521 Decrease 10%
20152,056,050 Increase 9%20,065 Increase 6%577 Increase 57%
20141,880,564 Increase 12%18,887 Increase 2%367 Increase 13%
20131,677,460 Decrease 4%18,524 Decrease 7%324 Decrease 46%
20121,741,526 Increase 3%19,917 Decrease 2%603 Decrease 31%
20111,691,392 Increase 46%20,365 Increase 28%879 Increase 9%
20101,155,615 Increase 43%15,886 Increase 33%804 Increase 10%
2009807,540 Increase 5%11,918 Increase 10%733 Increase 3%
2008766,444 Increase 6%10,878 Increase 4%713 Increase 10%
2007721,38510,410649

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.[25][26]

Access

The airport is located 13 km (8 mi) from Foz do Iguaçu downtown. A regular bus service connects the airport to the city.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Aeroporto de Confins passa a receber voos inéditos da Azul". Portal Eventos (in Portuguese). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Mais cinco destinos! Azul anuncia mais voos diretos partindo de Foz do Iguaçu". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aéreas celebra 16 anos em Congonhas, aeroporto onde mais lutou para operar". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Azul anuncia voos extras para Foz do Iguaçu durante a alta temporada". H2FOZ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gol anuncia voos diretos de Fortaleza para Foz do Iguaçu e Mondevidéu". Aeroflap (in Portuguese). 7 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "GOL Linhas Aéreas anuncia voos diretos de Foz do Iguaçu para Porto Alegre". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Foz do Iguaçu passa a ter voos regulares e diários ao Rio de Janeiro". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Gol celebra nova rota direta entre Foz do Iguaçu e Fortaleza em evento". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 26 November 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Concessionária impulsiona aeroporto de Foz: 170 mil passageiros por mês e 2.ª maior pista do Sul do Brasil". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "JetSmart reforça voos entre Foz do Iguaçu e Santiago do Chile". H2Foz (in Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "LATAM terá duas novas rotas a partir do Paraná para distintas regiões brasileiras". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Latam amplia frequências do voo Curitiba-Foz do Iguaçu". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Latam amplia voos do Galeão para Foz do Iguaçu e retoma outras rotas". Aeromagazine (in Portuguese). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Latam terá novas rotas Foz do Iguaçu-Brasília e Rio-Curitiba em outubro". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  25. ↑ "Incident description PP-SMG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  26. ↑ 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.
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