# Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP / SBCH)

**Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport** (IATA: XAP, ICAO: SBCH) is a medium airport in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It opened on 18 Mar 1978. It has one runway, 2,060 m (6,758 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Socicam. In 2022 it handled 505 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbch

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XAP / SBCH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Socicam
- Owner: Chapecó
- Serves: Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Opened: 18 Mar 1978
- Elevation: 657 m / 2,154 ft
- Coordinates: -27.1342, -52.6566
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,060 m / 6,758 ft
- Passengers: 504,682 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Sao_Paulo
- Website: http://chapeco-aero.com.br/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapec%C3%B3_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837475
- Weather station: SBCH · WMO 83883
- Ident: SBCH

## Timeline

- 20 May 1977: Renamed Aeroporto Municipal Serafim Enoss Bertaso.
- 18 Mar 1978: Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport opens.
- 18 Mar 1978: Chapecó City Hall becomes the operator.
- 13 Dec 2020: Socicam becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,060 m / 6,758 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 217,318 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 252,051 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 212,432 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 390,886 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 420,854 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 438,033 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 414,917 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 465,910 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 462,255 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 242,185 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 398,001 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 504,682 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [FLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfl.md) Hercílio Luz International Airport · Brazil · 409 km / 254 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 718 km / 446 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 746 km / 464 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from XAP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 3
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 505K (2022) | #1,108 of 3,974 | #95 in South America | #38 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,060 m / 6,758 ft | =3,704 of 29,858 | #257 in South America | #70 in BR |
| Elevation | 657 m / 2,154 ft | =8,186 of 43,403 | =1,300 in South America | #926 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =112 in South America | #59 in BR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =31 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | RDO | 130.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [SD5K](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd5k.md) Santa Lucia Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [AXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ssxx.md) Xanxerê Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [CCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ssck.md) Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [BR-2740](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-2740.md) Águas Frias Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [BR-0768](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0768.md) Fazenda Santa Rita Airstrip · 64 km / 40 mi
- [ERM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sser.md) Erechim Airport · 70 km / 44 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chapecó Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chapecó_Airport&oldid=1370387161), revision of 20 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbch/data