Terminal T1 hosts 2 airlines.
One Paranair or LATAM Paraguay departure often defines the whole day
Terminal de Pasajeros at Guaraní International (T1) runs on a tiny schedule, with Trip.com showing roughly one passenger flight per day and the rest of the airfield focused on cargo tied to Ciudad del Este’s free‑trade‑zone. That means long stretches where the public side is almost empty and you can see most of the building from a single spot in the check‑in hall.
The building itself is small and simple enough that gate‑to‑gate walking time is just a few minutes, according to multiple Flightradar24 reviews. You enter on the landside level, hit the desks for Paranair or LATAM Paraguay, then move straight to a compact security filter that feeds directly into the single departures area used by T1.
With only that one daily departure pulse, queues for check‑in and security tend to be short outside the main bank of flights, but UNIS still tells people to arrive 2–3 hours before departure. In practice that can translate into sitting in a mostly quiet departures area with little to do, so timing your arrival for about 90 minutes before a regional flight feels more reasonable if you already have a boarding pass.
Food options inside Terminal de Pasajeros are not catalogued by any major guide or map, and Flightradar24 reviewers mention limited service infrastructure in the passenger area. Plan as if there is no reliable hot meal airside: eat in Ciudad del Este 22 km away or pack something basic for the wait, especially if you are facing that 2–3 hour early arrival window recommended for AGT.
Shops follow the same pattern: no duty free, brand stores, or even a guaranteed newsstand show up in recent listings for T1. Expect maybe a small kiosk at best, and do your last‑minute purchases in town instead of banking on airport retail that might not be open during your off‑peak departure time.
There are no catalogued lounges in Terminal de Pasajeros, and no airline advertises a dedicated club for Paranair or LATAM Paraguay passengers here. If you hold Priority Pass or similar, do not count on a contract lounge at AGT; this is a sit‑at‑the-gate, keep-your-own-charger-handy kind of regional terminal.
Ground access is the real trap: TripAdvisor forum posters point out that regular buses do not run to AGT at all, and the terminal sits about 22 km from downtown Ciudad del Este. You are looking at taxis or private transfers only, with one local forum contributor even offering to personally arrange rides to Puerto Iguazú for visitors who book in advance.
Regulars treat the single daily departure as “rush hour” and work around it: they either show up right at the opening of check‑in to clear any small queue, or cut it closer, aiming to arrive at T1 roughly 75–90 minutes before departure to avoid a long, boring sit airside. Most also pre‑book a driver a day or two ahead instead of trying to negotiate a last‑second ride outside the terminal doors.
One tip: lock in your car before you buy the ticket, then plan to eat in Ciudad del Este and arrive at T1 about 90 minutes ahead so you are not stuck hungry in a quiet terminal with no buses and minimal services.