Teniente Amin Ayub Gonzalez Airport

Lieutenant A. Ayub Gonzalez Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Teniente Amín Ayub González

Runway view from the air
IATA: ENO – ICAO: SGEN
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Encarnación
Location Encarnación, Paraguay
Elevation AMSL 199 m / 653 ft
Coordinates 27°13′37″S 55°50′14″W / 27.2270°S 55.8373°W / -27.2270; -55.8373Coordinates: 27°13′37″S 55°50′14″W / 27.2270°S 55.8373°W / -27.2270; -55.8373
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,200 7,218 Asphalt

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 Entidad Binacional 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 Bahía, 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

AirlinesDestinations
Amaszonas Seasonal: Asunción [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ${w.time}. "Más vuelos desde Encarnación - Nacionales - ABC Color". Abc.com.py. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  3. ↑ "En Encarnación hay entusiasmo por el aeropuerto internacional". Territoriodigital.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  4. ↑ Bienvenido. "El aeropuerto de Encarnación pasa a ser estación internacional". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Macair Jet llega al Paraguay como Ad Maiora Líneas Aéreas | AeropuertosArgentinos.com". Aeropuertosarg.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Paraguay inauguró su tercer aeropuerto internacional". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Amaszonas del Paraguay Plans Encarnacion Service in Jan/Feb 2016 :: Routesonline". Airlineroute.net. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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