Hercílio Luz International Airport

Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL), branded Floripa Airport, is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz (1860–1924), three times governor of the state of Santa Catarina and senator.

Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz
IATA: FLN ICAO: SBFL LID: SC0001
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Infraero (1974–2017) Zurich Airport Brasil (2017–present)
Serves	Florianópolis
Opened	1927
Focus city for	Azul Brazilian Airlines Gol Transportes Aéreos
Time zone	BRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates	27°40′13″S 048°33′09″W / 27.67028°S 48.55250°W / -27.67028; -48.55250
Website	floripa-airport.com
Map
FLN Location in Brazil Show map of Brazil FLN FLN (South America) Show map of South America
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,320 4,331 Concrete 14/32 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 3,969,940 17% Aircraft Operations 44,108 8%
Statistics: Floripa Airport^[1] Sources: Airport Website,^[2] ANAC,^[3] DECEA^[4]

It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Florianópolis Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

The airport was built on the site of an old Air Naval Base, which operated until 1941, when its jurisdiction changed to the Brazilian Air Force.

Between 1927 and 1932, the then known as Campeche Field was also used by the French aviators of the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale for its operations in Florianópolis. Among them were Jean Mermoz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Henri Guillaumet.

 

Campeche Field in 1933

Between 1942 and 1945, the runway 03/21, apron, control tower and passenger terminal were built. At the same time, some facilities of the Florianópolis Air Force Base were built and made operational.

In the period between 1952 and 1954, the passenger terminal was rebuilt and was operational until 1976 when a brand-new terminal building and apron were opened. The old facility is today the cargo terminal. The new terminal was further enlarged in 1988 and 2000, reaching the present 8,703 m².

In 1978, the runway 14/32 was opened allowing a great increase in traffic. In 1995, the airport was upgraded to international category and started receiving particularly seasonal and charter flights from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

On March 16, 2017, Flughafen Zürich AG was granted the concession to operate and expand the airport, owning 100% of it.^[5]

On January 15, 2018, the new concessionaire began construction of a new terminal with 14 new gates - 3 international and 11 domestic. The cost of the project was BRL 570 million.^[6] The new terminal, located on the opposite side of the main runway from the old one, was officially opened on September 28, 2019.^[7] The main runway was also extended by 100 metres (330 ft), to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft).^[8][6][7] Operations using the new terminal started on October 1, 2019.^[9]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Córdoba (AR), Rosario
Azul Brazilian Airlines	Belo Horizonte–Confins, Campinas, Chapecó, Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu, Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre Seasonal: Cuiabá, Goiânia, Montevideo, Pelotas, Santa Maria, Santo Ângelo, Uruguaiana
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen (begins 25 June 2024)^[10]
Flybondi	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Aeroparque
Gol Transportes Aéreos	Brasília, Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos Seasonal: Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Caxias do Sul, Córdoba (AR), Salvador da Bahia
JetSmart Argentina	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
JetSmart Chile	Santiago de Chile
LATAM Brasil	Brasília, Chapecó (begins 15 June 2024),^[citation needed] São Paulo–Congonhas, São Paulo–Guarulhos
LATAM Chile	Santiago de Chile
Paranair	Seasonal: Asunción
Sky Airline	Santiago de Chile
Sky Airline Peru	Lima, Montevideo

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
LATAM Cargo Brasil	Miami^[11]
Total Linhas Aéreas	Curitiba, São Paulo-Guarulhos

Statistics

 

Old terminal building

Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2017) and Zurich Airport (2018-2023) reports:^[12][13][1]

Year	Passenger	Aircraft	Cargo (t)
2023	3,969,940   17%	44,108   8%
2022	3,403,031   44%	40,936   29%
2021	2,358,800   26%	31,715   25%
2020	1,869,890   52%	25,360   41%
2019	3,918,230   2%	42,623   2%
2018	3,839,348	43,615   3%
2017	3,843,328   9%	44,795   1%	5,021   23%
2016	3,536,435   4%	44,250   7%	4,091   13%
2015	3,693,486   2%	47,347   7%	4,682   14%
2014	3,629,074   6%	50,707   6%	4,092   68%
2013	3,872,877   14%	54,216   3%	2,430   69%
2012	3,395,256   9%	56,086   14%	1,437   82%
2011	3,122,035   17%	49,097   13%	7,894   15%
2010	2,672,250   27%	43,399   9%	6,891   6%
2009	2,108,383   1%	39,790   1%	7,294   13%
2008	2,080,342   7%	39,464   8%	8,364   10%
2007	1,948,010	36,451	9,341

Accidents and incidents

• 22 March 1951: a Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas C-53D-DO plane, registration PP-CCX while landing at Florianópolis crashed following an overshoot in bad weather and an engine failure. Of the 14 passengers and crew, 3 died.^[14]
• 12 April 1980: a Transbrasil Boeing 727-27C operating flight 303 registration PT-TYS flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Florianópolis while on a night instrumental approach to Florianópolis under a severe thunderstorm went off course, struck a hill and exploded. Probable causes are misjudgment of speed and distance, inadequate flight supervision, failure to initiate a go-around and improper operation of the engines. Of the 58 passengers and crew aboard, only 3 passengers survived.^[15][16]

Access

The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Florianópolis.

See also

•  Aviation portal
•  Brazil portal

• List of airports in Brazil
• Florianópolis Air Force Base

References

1. "Estatísticas, dados e documentos". Floripa Airport (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. "Floripa Airport". Floripa Airport (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
3. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
4. "Hercílio Luz (SBFL)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. "Flughafen Zürich AG wins concession for airport in Brazil". Flughafen Zürich. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
6. Martins, Marcos (28 September 2019). "CEO do Floripa Airport explica investimento no novo terminal" [Floripa Airport CEO explains investment in the new terminal]. Panrotas (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
7. Martins, Marcos (28 September 2019). "Autoridades inauguram novo aeroporto de Florianópolis" [Authorities open new Florianópolis Airport]. Panrotas (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
8. "SEU CONFORTO LÁ NAS ALTURAS". Floripa Airport. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
9. "Veja fotos do novo aeroporto de Florianópolis". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
10. "Copa Airlines anuncia 3 destinos hacia México, Brasil y EEUU". EcoTVPanama (in Spanish). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
11. "Expansão da rota de Miami a Florianópolis é avaliada após ótimo desempenho". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
12. "Anuário Estatístico Operacional" (PDF). Infraero (in Portuguese). 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
13. "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
14. "Accident description PP-CCX". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
15. "Accident description PT-TYS". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
16. Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Transbrasil 303". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 313–317. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.

External links

• Airport information for SBFL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBFL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for FLN at Aviation Safety Network