# Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG / SGME)

**Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport** (IATA: ESG, ICAO: SGME) is a medium airport in Mariscal Estigarribia, Boquerón Department, Paraguay. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Paraguayan Armed Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgme

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESG / SGME
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Paraguayan Armed Forces
- Serves: Mariscal Estigarribia, Boquerón Department, Paraguay
- Elevation: 169 m / 553 ft
- Coordinates: -22.0465, -60.6217
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Asuncion
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luis_Mar%C3%ADa_Arga%C3%B1a_International_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655907
- Weather station: SGME · WMO 86068
- Ident: SGME

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete | 358° / 178° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =15 in South America | #1 in PY |
| Elevation | 169 m / 553 ft | =26,173 of 43,403 | =5,914 in South America | #20 in PY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =1 in PY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | MARISCAL RDO | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [FLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgfi.md) Fernheim Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [SGNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgne.md) Neuland Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [SGLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/py-0032.md) Loma Plata Airport · 88 km / 54 mi
- [PY-0033](https://dromopedia.com/airports/py-0033.md) Aeródromo Gnadenheim · 95 km / 59 mi
- [PY-0036](https://dromopedia.com/airports/py-0036.md) Aeródromo de la Estancia El Dorado · 117 km / 72 mi
- [SGPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgpg.md) Lt. Pelayo Prats Gill Airbase · 117 km / 73 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgme/data