# Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN / SBFL)

**Hercílio Luz International Airport** (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL) is a large airport in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,400 m (7,874 ft). It is operated by Floripa Airport. In 2022 it handled 3.3 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FLN / SBFL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Floripa Airport
- Serves: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 5 m / 16 ft
- Coordinates: -27.6703, -48.5525
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Passengers: 3,341,998 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Sao_Paulo
- Website: https://floripa-airport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herc%C3%ADlio_Luz_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539298
- Weather station: SBFL · WMO 83899
- Ident: SBFL

## Timeline

- 1941: Hercílio Luz International Airport opens.
- 3 Jan 2018: Floripa Airport becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |
| 03/21 | 1,320 m / 4,331 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 012° / 192° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 2,579,163 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 2,983,016 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,267,684 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,752,274 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,511,257 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,638,328 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,450,398 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,779,007 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 3,823,250 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,822,105 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,311,224 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 3,341,998 | Wikidata |

## Routes

20 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [POA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbpa.md) Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport · Brazil · 363 km / 226 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [XAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbch.md) Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport · Brazil · 409 km / 254 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [CGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbsp.md) Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport · Brazil · 488 km / 303 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 516 km / 321 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 538 km / 334 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 759 km / 472 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [CNF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbcf.md) Tancredo Neves International Airport · Brazil · 1,008 km / 626 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [AEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sabe.md) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery · Argentina · 1,211 km / 752 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 1,237 km / 769 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile, Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina
- [BSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbr.md) Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport · Brazil · 1,314 km / 816 mi · LATAM Brasil, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 2,217 km / 1,378 mi · LATAM Airlines Chile, Sky Airline, JetSmart
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 5,263 km / 3,270 mi · Copa Airlines
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 8,447 km / 5,249 mi · TAP Air Portugal

### Seasonal (8)

- [CWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbct.md) Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport · Brazil · 246 km / 153 mi · Azul Brazilian Airlines
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 759 km / 472 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [ASU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sgas.md) Silvio Pettirossi International Airport · Paraguay · 932 km / 579 mi · Paranair, Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [MVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumu.md) Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · Uruguay · 1,067 km / 663 mi · Sky Airline Peru
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 1,237 km / 769 mi · LATAM Brasil
- [ROS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saar.md) Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport · Argentina · 1,310 km / 814 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos
- [COR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saco.md) Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport · Argentina · 1,567 km / 974 mi · Gol Transportes Aéreos, JetSmart Argentina
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 3,443 km / 2,139 mi · Sky Airline Peru

### Cargo (1)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 6,846 km / 4,254 mi · LATAM Cargo Brasil

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (11)

- G3 [Gol Transportes Aéreos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gol-transportes-aereos) · 11
- JJ [LATAM Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-brasil) · 6
- AD [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azul-brazilian-airlines) · 4
- WJ [JetSmart Argentina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart-argentina) · 2
- [LATAM Chile](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-chile) · 2
- H8 [Sky Airline Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline-peru) · 2 · seasonal
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- JA [JetSmart](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetsmart) · 1
- ZP [Paranair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/paranair) · 1 · seasonal
- H2 [Sky Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-airline) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- M3 [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-cargo-brasil) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.3M (2022) | #430 of 3,974 | #26 in South America | #14 in BR |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =168 in South America | =38 in BR |
| Elevation | 5 m / 16 ft | =41,727 of 43,403 | =8,689 in South America | =5,531 in BR |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =28 in South America | #17 in BR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | =4 in BR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | FLORIANOPOLIS APP | 119.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.450 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | FLORIANOPOLIS OPS | 122.500 |
| TWR | FLORIANOPOLIS TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SSKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sskt.md) Aeroclube de Santa Catarina Airport · 14 km / 8.4 mi
- [BR-0817](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-0817.md) Fly Park Florianópolis · 24 km / 15 mi
- [SJSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sjsh.md) Fly Ville Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [BR-1079](https://dromopedia.com/airports/br-1079.md) DZ47 Airstrip · 44 km / 27 mi
- [SDYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sdys.md) Aeroportobelo Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SDEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sden.md) Costa Esmeralda Airport · 56 km / 35 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: “Hercílio Luz International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hercílio_Luz_International_Airport&oldid=1376162406), revision of 22 Sep 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/sbfl/data