Airport type Military/Public 01/19 3,500 11,483 Concrete Code ESG | Elevation AMSL 553 ft / 169 m 3,500 11,483 Elevation 169 m Phone +595 494 247 220 | |
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Serves Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay Address Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | ||
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 Dr. 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.
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