Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Asunción, Central Department (Paraguay)

IATA: ASU ICAO: SGAS

Longest Active Runway

10,997 ft

3,352 meters

Field Elevation

292 ft

89 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-25.2402°, -57.5192°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #377 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#602 of 7558

Top 8.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Paraguay)

#2 of 2 in PY

#3 of 10 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ASU in numbers: 10,997 ft longest runway · tied #377 of 650 published · #602 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.0%) · #2 in Paraguay.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ASU lies at 89 m (292 ft), #343 of 650 published airports by elevation and 42.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 277 ft below the Paraguay median (569 ft, 2 airports); AGT is highest at 846 ft, 554 ft higher than ASU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ASU. Nearest published airport: Guaraní International Airport (AGT), 146 NM, 11,154 ft (157 ft longer than ASU); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,997 ft (3,352 m)

ASU runway: 02/20 10,997 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Paraguay; AGT leads by 157 ft (11,154 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	10,997 ft (3352 m / 3.352 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →