Airport modernization works are delivered in Foz do Iguaçu

With the investments, the Foz do Iguaçu air terminal now has the capacity to receive up to four million passengers per year.

the dealership CCR Airports and national, state and municipal authorities handed over, this Tuesday (21), the modernization and expansion works of Foz do Iguaçu International Airport.

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The investment of R$396 million, financed by the concessionaire that has managed the terminal since 2022, aims to double the current passenger capacity.

Federal, state and municipal authorities participated in the ceremony.
Federal, state and municipal authorities attended the ceremony. Photo: Roberto Dziura Jr/AEN

Improvements to Foz do Iguaçu airport include expanding the passenger terminal by five thousand square meters (m²). The package includes a new area for check-in with more than 30 counters and automated baggage claim.

In addition, the structure features a new international boarding lounge connected to the aircraft by bridges (fingers), larger domestic departure lounge and three new aircraft aprons.

Silvio Costa Filho, Minister of Ports and Airports of the federal government, highlighted the importance of the investment for Foz do Iguaçu.

“There was a need to carry out extensive renovations at the airport and this was done, increasing the capacity from two million to four million passengers, strengthening the international area. And, from now on, we will advance the city's tourism, especially international tourism,” he commented.

Investment doubles the annual passenger capacity at Foz do Iguaçu airport.
According to the concessionaire, the investment doubles the annual passenger capacity at Foz do Iguaçu airport. Photo: Kiko Sierich/CCR Aeroportos

Benefits for tourism in Foz do Iguaçu

The governor of Paraná, Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior, highlighted that the improvements benefit tourism, a sector that generates jobs in Foz do Iguaçu.

“The airport has always been a challenge, because we are the second destination for foreign tourists in Brazil, behind Rio de Janeiro, and we didn’t have an airport that landed international planes,” said the governor, quoted by the State News Agency (AEN).

“With the structuring of the runway that we did and this modernization, structuring the air transport sector, Foz do Iguaçu now has one of the most important airports in Brazil,” he stated.

Airport runway approval

In addition to the improvements already described, CCR Aeroportos also adapted the runway escape areas and built cargo terminals in Foz do Iguaçu. In addition, the common area gained new food and retail spaces.

The concessionaire will also approve the additional 600-meter stretch of the landing and take-off runway, which totals 2.800 meters.

According to CCR Aeroportos, the process at the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) should be completed by March, with an additional investment of R$20 million.

The company manages Foz do Iguaçu International Airport and three other terminals in Paraná: Curitiba (São José dos Pinhais), Bacacheri and Londrina.

Across Brazil, there are 17 airports in nine states. Abroad, the concessionaire is present in Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Dutch Antilles.

(With information from the State News Agency)

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