Florianópolis International Airport (Hercílio Luz) Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis (Hercílio Luz)
IATA: FLN – ICAO: SBFL
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Operator		Infraero
Serves		Florianópolis
Elevation AMSL		19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		27°40′13″S 48°32′49″W / 27.67028°S 48.54694°W / -27.67028; -48.54694Coordinates: 27°40′13″S 48°32′49″W / 27.67028°S 48.54694°W / -27.67028; -48.54694
Website		Infraero FLN
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	4,921	1,500	Concrete
14/32	7,546	2,300	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers			2,108,383
Aircraft Operations			39,790
Metric tonnes of cargo			5,578
Statistics: Infraero Sources: Airport Website

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.

In 2009, the airport was ranked 16 in terms of transported passengers, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. It is operated by Infraero.

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.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

a.^ Airline operating regular charter flights.

Cargo (scheduled)

Accidents and incidents

• 22 March 1951: Cruzeiro do Sul, a Douglas C-53D-DO registration PP-CCX while landing at Hercílio Luz International Airport crashed following an overshoot in bad weather and an engine failure. Of the 14 passengers and crew, 3 died.
• 16 June 1958: Cruzeiro do Sul, a Convair 440-59 registration PP-CEP flying from Hercílio Luz International Airport 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.
• 12 April 1980: Transbrasil flight 303, a Boeing 727-27C registration PT-TYS flying from São Paulo-Congonhas to Florianópolis was on a night instrumental approach to Hercílio Luz Airport 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.

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