Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport
Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (IATA: ESG, ICAO: SGME) is an airport that serves the small city of Mariscal Estigarribia, in the Boquerón Department of Paraguay.
Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport Aeropuerto Dr. Luis María Argaña | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 553 ft / 169 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°02′42″S 060°37′18″W | ||||||||||
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The airport is named after Luis María Argaña, a vice president who was assassinated in 1999. It is operated by Paraguayan military authorities. GlobalSecurity.org states that some believe the United States are using the airport as a permanent military base. However, they go on to say that this is false.[3]
With 3,500 m (11,483 ft), its runway is the longest in the country, more than Asunción's airport.
See also
Paraguay portal
Aviation portal- List of airports in Paraguay
- Transport in Paraguay
References
- Airport information for SGME at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SGME at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Dr. Luis Maria Argana International Airport Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay
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