Londrina Airport

Londrina–Governador José Richa Airport
Aeroporto de Londrina–Governador José Richa
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesLondrina
Opened8 April 1956 (1956-04-08)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL569 m (1,867 ft)
Coordinates23°19′49″S 051°08′12″W / 23.33028°S 51.13667°W / -23.33028; -51.13667
Websiteaeroportos.motiva.com.br/londrina-pr/
Map
LDB is located in Paraná
LDB
LDB
Location in Brazil
LDB is located in Brazil
LDB
LDB
LDB (Brazil)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,100 6,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers697,385 Decrease 3%
Aircraft operations7,404 Decrease 55%
Statistics: Motiva[1]
Sources: Airport Website,[2] ANAC,[3] DECEA[4]

Londrina–Gov. José Richa Airport (IATA: LDB, ICAO: SBLO) is the airport serving Londrina, Brazil. It is named after José Richa (1934–2003), former mayor of Londrina and governor of Paraná.

It is operated by Motiva.

History

The airport was commissioned in 1936, though the runway was unpaved until 1956. In 1958 a new terminal, a project by Remo Veronesi, was opened, and in 2000 it was extensively renovated and enlarged.

Previously operated by Infraero, on April 7, 2021, CCR won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[5] On April 26, 2025 CCR was rebranded as Motiva.[6]

On November 18, 2025 the entire airports portfolio of Motiva was sold to the Mexican airport operator ASUR. Motiva will cease to operate airports.[7] On February 10, 2026 the transaction was still pending government approval.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Campinas,[8] Curitiba[9]
Seasonal: Porto Seguro[10]
Gol Linhas Aéreas São Paulo–Congonhas[11]
LATAM Airlines Curitiba (begins 8 March 2027),[12] São Paulo–Congonhas,[13] São Paulo–Guarulhos[14]

Accidents and incidents

  • 13 December 1950: a VASP Douglas C-47A-90-DL registration PP-SPT while on initial climb from Londrina lost engine power, crashed and caught fire. There were 3 ground fatalities.[15]
  • 14 September 1969: a VASP Douglas C-47B-45-DK registration PP-SPP operating flight 555 took off from Londrina to São Paulo-Congonhas but due to a feathered propeller, had to return to the origin. While on approach for landing, the aircraft made a sharp left turn and crashed. All 20 passengers and crew died.[16][17]

Access

The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) southeast from downtown Londrina.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Informações operacionais-movimentação aeroportuária". Motiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Londrina". Motiva Aeroportos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Governador José Richa (SBLO)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Governo federal arrecada R$ 3,3 bilhões com leilão de 22 aeroportos". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "CCR agora é Motiva". Neofeed (in Portuguese). 14 July 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Motiva (MOTV3) vende aeroportos para Asur por R$ 11,5 bilhões". Infomoney (in Portuguese). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Azul Linhas Aéreas colocará avião maior em voos ao Aeroporto de Londrina, no Paraná". 30 September 2025 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Azul amplia frequência de voos entre Curitiba e Londrina". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Azul Viagens terá 40 voos semanais para Porto Seguro no verão". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "GOL amplia voos regionais saindo de Congonhas com crescimento de até 115%". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 30 March 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Londrina-PR comemora confirmação de voos diretos para Curitiba com jatos Embraer 195-E2 da LATAM a partir de 2027". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "LATAM aumentará em 70% os voos de Londrina para Congonhas". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Latam amplia rota Londrina-Congonhas e acrescenta 15 mil assentos". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPT". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Accident description PP-SPP". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  17. ↑ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Arremetida monomotor". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 262–266. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
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