Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Silvio Pettirossi
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
ServesAsunción
LocationLuque, Paraguay
Opened11 June 1938 (1938-06-11)
Hub for
Time zoneTime in Paraguay (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL89 m / 292 ft
Coordinates25°14′23″S 057°31′09″W / 25.23972°S 57.51917°W / -25.23972; -57.51917
Map
ASU is located in Paraguay Asunción
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Location of airport in Paraguay
ASU is located in Paraguay
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ASU (Paraguay)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,353 11,001 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,027,766 Increase 17%
Aircraft operations48,460 Increase 1%
Metric tonnes of cargo12,901 Decrease 10%
Statistics: DINAC[1]

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (IATA: ASU, ICAO: SGAS) is an international airport in Luque, Paraguay, which serves Paraguay's capital city, Asunción, and indirectly serves the nearby city of Clorinda, Formosa, in Argentina. The airport is named after Paraguayan aviator Silvio Pettirossi. Between 1980 and 1989, it was known as President Stroessner International Airport, after the former head of state, Alfredo Stroessner.

It is the main international hub for LATAM Paraguay and Paranair.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Ñu-Guazú Air Force Base of the Paraguayan Air Force.

  1. ^ "RESUMEN ESTADISTICO DEL TRANSPORTE AEREO COMERCIAL PERIODO ENERO A DICIEMBRE 2023 COMPARADO 2022" (PDF). DINAC (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.