Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport
Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport is an airport that serves the small city of Mariscal Estigarribia, in the Boquerón Department of Paraguay.
The airport is named after Luis María Argaña, a vice president who was assassinated in 1999. It is operated by Paraguayan military authorities. GlobalSecurity.org states that some believe the United States are using the airport as a permanent military base. However, they go on to say that this is false.br
With 3,500 m (11,483 ft), its runway is
Marzo paraguayo" ("the Paraguayan March"). An airport in Paraguay, Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport, is named for him.
Career.
Argaña graduated in law and social sciences from the Universidad Nacional de Asunción in 1958. He became a Professor at the University, and entered politics, becoming a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay. He also became a judge, and was President of the Supreme Court of Paraguay (1983 - 1988).
During 1989-1990 he served as