Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport formerly SBCM, is the airport serving
Criciúma
Criciúma () is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home material ...
,
Brazil
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, located in the adjoining municipality of
Forquilhinha
Forquilhinha is a municipality in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina. In 2020, it had a population of 27,211 inhabitants. It covers an area of 184,557 km2 at an altitude of 42 meters above sea lev ...
. It is named after Diomício Manoel de Freitas (1911-1981), a local entrepreneur and politician.
It is operated by Infracea.
History
The airport was opened on December 17, 1979.
Between 2006 and 2016 the airport was managed by contract by
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862, that is responsible for operating the main List of the busiest airports in Brazil, Brazilian com ...
, and between 2017 and 2020 by RDL Aeroportos. In 2020 Infracea became the new contractor.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Access
The airport is located from downtown Criciúma and from downtown Forquilhinha.
See also
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List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil.
On April 12, 2024, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil listed 493 public and 4,789 private certified aerodromes, and 511 helidecks and helipads that were open to the public in Brazil.
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Airports in Santa Catarina (state)
Airports established in 1979