Short answer
From January to August 2026, all of Paraguay's scheduled passenger flights used Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) in Luque, 16.5 km by road from central Asunción. In August 2026, DINAC, the civil aviation authority, counts scheduled flights with 9 countries and 113 weekly frequencies: Argentina (25), Brazil (22) and Panama (21) lead, and Spain is the only European country. No scheduled flight links the United States. Over those 8 months, the country's airports counted 958,079 passengers, 10.4% more than in 2025. Sources read on October 7, 2026.
Countries with a scheduled flight
| Country | Weekly frequencies | Passengers in August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 25 | 24,422 |
| Brazil | 22 | 29,422 |
| Panama | 21 | 21,292 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 3,310 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 3,859 |
| Peru | 9 | 6,453 |
| Spain | 7 | 19,629 |
| Chile | 5 | 5,963 |
| Colombia | 3 | 3,460 |
DINAC statistical summary for August 2026; passengers add arrivals and departures. A further 961 passengers flew on international charter flights.
From any other country, a trip on scheduled flights therefore includes a connection in one of these 9 countries.
Airlines
In March 2026, DINAC's director of airports named Paranair, Latam Airlines, Copa Airlines, Avianca, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Gol, Air Europa, American Airlines and Flybondi among the airlines present, with direct flights and flights with stopovers (Agencia IP, March 20, 2026).
On September 5, 2026, DINAC announced with LATAM Paraguay a new direct Asunción-Montevideo route and more frequencies to Lima and São Paulo. Schedules and prices change from season to season: check the route with the airline.
Flights to the United States
The August 2026 summary counts no scheduled flight with the United States. In January 2026, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) certified that Silvio Pettirossi airport can again receive airlines flying to that country; the first route sought is Asunción-Miami, according to DINAC. The last flight between the 2 cities dates from 2021, with Eastern Airlines (Agencia IP, January 10, 2026).
Airports
- Silvio Pettirossi (ASU), in Luque: 957,067 passengers from January to August 2026, including every scheduled flight. The airport turned 46 on March 20, 2026.
- Guaraní (AGT), in Minga Guazú, near Ciudad del Este: no scheduled passenger flight from January to August 2026, 664 passengers on non-scheduled flights.
- Pedro Juan Caballero: 348 passengers on non-scheduled domestic flights over the same period.
- Encarnación: 180 passengers on scheduled flights in August 2025, none from January to August 2026. Flybondi gave up its scheduled flights from Buenos Aires in January 2026, according to the daily Hoy (January 17, 2026).
- Domestic flights: no scheduled domestic flight from January to August 2026. The summary counts scheduled domestic passengers between Silvio Pettirossi and Guaraní until May 2025, then none.
By road from the airport
| City | Distance | Time without traffic |
|---|---|---|
| Luque | 5.0 km | 8 min |
| Asunción | 16.5 km | 22 min |
| San Bernardino | 35.4 km | 53 min |
| Villarrica | 147.9 km | 2 h 21 min |
| Ciudad del Este | 324.0 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Encarnación | 366.9 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 444.0 km | 7 h 8 min |
Routes computed by OSRM on OpenStreetMap roads, from each city centre to Silvio Pettirossi airport, without traffic (measured on September 23, 2026). Actual time depends on traffic.