| Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport | |
| Nativename: | Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz|italic=yes |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | FLN |
| Icao: | SBFL |
| Lid: | SC0001 |
| Type: | Public/Military |
| Opened: | 1927 |
| City-Served: | Florianópolis |
| Focus City: | |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Elevation-F: | 17 |
| Elevation-M: | 5 |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -27.6703°N -48.5525°W |
| Pushpin Label: | FLN |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 03/21 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,320 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,331 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 14/32 |
| R2-Length-F: | 7,874 |
| R2-Length-M: | 2,400 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 3,969,940 17% |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft Operations |
| Stat2-Data: | 44,108 8% |
| Footnotes: | Statistics: Floripa Airport[1] Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4] |
Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport, 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.
It is operated by Zurich Airport Brasil.
Some of its facilities are shared with the Florianópolis Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
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, 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 100m (300feet), to 2400m (7,900feet).[8] Operations using the new terminal started on October 1, 2019.[9]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Florianópolis Airport:
Following is the number of passenger, aircraft and cargo movements at the airport, according to Infraero (2007-2017) and Zurich Airport (2018-2023) reports:[10] [11] [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 |
The airport is located 14km (09miles) from downtown Florianópolis.