Leg 57 SBNF - Navegantes (Brazil) to SBFL - Florianópolis (Brazil)
SBNF - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBNF
Airport name: Itajai Airport
Location: Navegantes
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Navegantes Airport Info
(Navegantes is located in the State of Santa Catarina)
Santa Catarina, state in southern Brazil, covering 95,442 sq km (36,850 sq mi). Santa Catarina is bordered on the north by the Brazilian state of Paraná, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, and on the west by Argentina. The Serra do Mar and Serra Geral mountain ranges lie near the coast. The western part of the state is made up of the flat uplands of the Serra Geral, which slopes gradually to the west. The climate in the coastal zone is hot and rainy, but frost and occasional snows occur in the highlands. The coastal rain forest changes to grasslands and pine forests in the western highlands.
SBFL - Airport Info
ICAO code: SBFL
Airport name: Florianópolis Airport
Location: Florianópolis
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-3
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Florianópolis Info
Florianópolis, formerly Desterro, city in southeastern Brazil, capital of Santa Catarina State, a seaport on Santa Catarina Island. A suspension bridge connects the island with the mainland. Situated in a rich farming region, the city is a commercial and cultural center. The Federal University of Santa Catarina (1960) and the University for the Development of Santa Catarina State (1966) are here. Founded about 1700, the city received its present name in 1893. Population (1996) 271,281.