Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport

Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport
Dr. Luis Maria Argaña International Airport
Aeropuerto Dr. Luis Maria Argaña
IATA: ESG – ICAO: SGME
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Serves Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay
Elevation AMSL 553 ft / 169 m
Coordinates 22°02′42″S 060°37′18″W / 22.045°S 60.62167°W / -22.045; -60.62167Coordinates: 22°02′42″S 060°37′18″W / 22.045°S 60.62167°W / -22.045; -60.62167
Map
SGME is located in Paraguay
SGME
Location in Paraguay
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,500 11,483 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Dr. Luis Maria Argaña International Airport (IATA: ESG, ICAO: SGME) is an airport that serves the small city of Mariscal Estigarribia, in the Boquerón Department of Paraguay.

The airport is named after Dr. Luis María Argaña, a former politician. 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for SGME at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for SGME at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ Dr. Luis Maria Argana International Airport Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay

External links

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