Hercílio Luz International Airport
| Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz |
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| IATA: FLN – ICAO: SBFL | |||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Infraero | ||
| Serves | Florianópolis | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 27°40′13″S 048°33′09″W / 27.67028°S 48.5525°WCoordinates: 27°40′13″S 048°33′09″W / 27.67028°S 48.5525°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 1,500 | 4,921 | Concrete |
| 14/32 | 2,300 | 7,546 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 3,121,936 | ||
| Aircraft Operations | 49,098 | ||
| Metric tonnes of cargo | 3,293 | ||
| Statistics: Infraero[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC[3] |
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Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL), is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz (1860–1924), 3 times Governor of Santa Catarina and senator.
It is operated by Infraero.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Florianópolis Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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[edit] 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.
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, and Uruguay.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires-Aeroparque |
| Andes Líneas Aéreas a | Buenos Aires-Ezeiza |
| Avianca Brazil | São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | Campinas-Viracopos |
| BQB Líneas Aéreas a | Montevideo |
| Gol Airlines | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Chapecó, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Sky Airline | Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Airlines | Seasonal: Santiago de Chile |
| PLUNA | Seasonal: Montevideo |
| TAM Airlines | Brasília, Campinas-Viracopos, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Curitiba-Afonso Pena |
| Webjet | Belo Horizonte-Confins, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
a.^ Airlines operating regular charter flights.
[edit] Cargo (scheduled)
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Total Linhas Aéreas | Curitiba-Afonso Pena, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- 22 March 1951: a Cruzeiro do Sul Douglas C-53D-DO 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.[4]
- 16 June 1958: a Cruzeiro do Sul Convair 440-59 registration PP-CEP flying from Florianópolis to Curitiba-Afonso Pena was on final approach procedures to land at Curitiba when it was caught in downdrafts. The aircraft descended and struck the ground. Of the 26 passengers and crew aboard, 21 died.[5]
- 12 April 1980: a Transbrasil flight 303 Boeing 727-27C registration PT-TYS flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Florianópolis was on a night instrumental approach to Florianópolis under a severe thunderstorm. The aircraft 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, 3 passengers survived.[6]
[edit] Access
The airport is located 14 km (9 mi) from downtown Florianópolis.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Infraero Statistics for the Airport" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.gov.br/images/stories/Estatistica/2011/Dezembro.pdf.
- ^ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. http://www.infraero.com.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/santa-catarina/aeroporto-internacional-de-florianopolis.html.
- ^ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC. http://www2.anac.gov.br/arquivos/pdf/aerodromos/AerodromosPublicos.xls.
- ^ "Accident description PP-CCX". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19510322-0. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PP-CEP". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580616-0. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Accident description PT-TYS". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800412-0. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SBFL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SBFL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for SBFL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for FLN at Aviation Safety Network
- Hercílio Luz International Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net
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