Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú) (IATA: IGR, ICAO: SARI), also known as Mayor Carlos Eduardo Krause Airport,[1][3] is an airport in Misiones Province, Argentina, serving the city of Puerto Iguazú and providing access to the nearby Iguazú Falls (Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú). It is the easternmost Argentine airport served by scheduled flights.The airport covers an area of 1,804 ha (4,460 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.[1][2]
Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Iguazú | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puerto Iguazú, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 916 ft / 279 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°44′10″S 54°28′25″W / 25.73611°S 54.47361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aa2000.com.ar/iguazu | ||||||||||
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  IGR Location of airport in Argentina | |||||||||||
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The airport is in forested countryside 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Puerto Iguazú, and 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the falls.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2005 | 489,100 |  10.74% | 5,779 | 8.28% | 173 |  10.82% |
| 2006 | 490,083 | 0.20% | 5,913 | 2.32% | 198 | 14.45% |
| 2007 | 569,497 | 16.20% | 6,005 | 1.56% | 234 | 18.18% |
| 2008 | 606,876 | 6.56% | 6,637 | 10.52% | 314 | 34.19% |
| 2009 | 568,764 | 6.28% | 6,275 | 5.45% | 226 | 28.03% |
| 2010 | 620,755 | 9.14% | 6,788 | 8.18% | 200 | 11.50% |
| Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics (Years 2005–2010) | ||||||
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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| 2015 | 861,000 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2016 | 890,000 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2017 | 999,000 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2018 | 1,089,000 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2019 | 1,566,035 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2020 | 355,000 | | _ | | _ | |
| 2021 | 401,000 | | _ | | _ | |
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See also
References
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