Teniente Amin Ayub Gonzalez Airport
Lieutenant A. Ayub Gonzalez Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Teniente Amín Ayub González | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Encarnación | ||||||||||
Location | Capitán Miranda, Paraguay | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 199 m / 653 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°13′37″S 55°50′14″W / 27.2270°S 55.8373°WCoordinates: 27°13′37″S 55°50′14″W / 27.2270°S 55.8373°W | ||||||||||
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Teniente Amin Ayub Gonzalez Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Teniente Amín Ayub González) (IATA: ENO, ICAO: SGEN) is an international airport serving Encarnación, capital of the Itapúa Department of Paraguay.
History
The airport belongs to the Municipality of Encarnación, and was constructed by the Yacyretá.[1][2] Initially, projects were planned for flights to Asunción and Buenos Aires.[3] On 4 January 2013, it was reported that the first commercial flight would arrive at Encarnación on 15 January from Resistencia, Argentina.[4] On 6 January 2013, ABC reports that the Intendent of Encarnación, Juan Smalko, informs of the habilitation of Encarnación's Airport to operate national and international flights.[2] The habilitation serves for small air planes, which can be private or public.[2] Juan Smalko informs that the airport operates flight during the day time but would soon be implementing a regular line of flights, with an Argentine airline.[2] On 15 January 2013, it is said that the route from Asunción to Encarnación will become the second domestic route to operate regularly in Paraguay, in addition to the Asunción-Ciudad del Este route which is operate by TAM Mercosur.[5] On 19 January 2013, it is reported that the first international flight descends at Encarnación's Airport, arriving from Bahia, Brazil.[1] TAGUA operates to Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi Airport as of 10 November 2014.[6]
Statistics
As of 2013, the Airport has an average of 2 to 3 flights per day.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Amaszonas Paraguay | Seasonal: Asunción |
See also
Paraguay portal Aviation portal - List of airports in Paraguay
- Transport in Paraguay
References
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 ${w.time}. "Más vuelos desde Encarnación - Nacionales - ABC Color". Abc.com.py. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "En Encarnación hay entusiasmo por el aeropuerto internacional". Territoriodigital.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Bienvenido. "El aeropuerto de Encarnación pasa a ser estación internacional". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "Macair Jet llega al Paraguay como Ad Maiora Líneas Aéreas | AeropuertosArgentinos.com". Aeropuertosarg.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "Paraguay inauguró su tercer aeropuerto internacional". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.