Maringá Domestic Airport

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Maringá Domestic Airport, in Brazil, was built between October, 1994 and July, 2000, and began operating in April 25, 2001.

The airport it is very modern, in contrast to most commercial airports not administered by Infraero. It is controlled by the Air Terminals of Maringá SA., by the municipality's order, and sanctioned by the Aeronautic Ministery.

Located 12 km from the city's downtown, the airport has a runway 2100 x 45 m long, sufficient to provide major regional and domestic flights. Its terminal is designed to handle more than 430,000 annual passengers.

Gol and Varig have regular flights to the airport, which serves an area composed of the city of Maringá and neighboring communities, with a total number of 2 million inhabitants.