SGME
Dr. Luis Maria Argaña International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Dr. Luis Maria Argaña International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
SGME / ESG / SGME
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:57 am (PYT)
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Municipality
Mariscal Estigarribia
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Coordinates
22° 2′ 59″ N 60° 37′ 11″ E
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Elevation
554 ft (169 m MSL)
About Dr. Luis Maria 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.
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.
With 3,500 m (11,483 ft), its runway is the longest in the country, more than Asunción's airport.