Aeroporto Estadual de Franca - Tenente Lund Presotto FRC / SIMK
Franca, Sao Paulo · Brazil · Rede Voa (Consorcio Voa SE) - private concession regulated by ARTESP since Feb 2022
3kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASIMK / FRC
OperatorRede Voa (Consorcio Voa SE) - private concession regulated by ARTESP since Feb 2022
Coordinates20.5922°S, 47.3831°W
Elevation3,291 ft · 1,003 m
Time zoneBRT (UTC-3, no DST)
Passengers / yr3,030 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSIMK — AIP Brasil / DECEA
Operating hoursDaily 0900-2100 local per AIP (not H24); PPR required outside published hours - general aviation ops need minimum 4h prior notice, night/off-hour landings require 48h notice (tel +55-16-3600-0711); administrative office staffed 0600-1800 with night runway-lighting watch 1800-0600.
TerminalsSingle small passenger terminal (reinaugurated March 2023) with parking, hangars and an aviation fuel station (BR Aviation, QAV-1 brand, daily 1030-2030).
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 2,000 m / 6,562 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Small regional feeder airport serving the Franca leather/coffee-industry hub in northeastern Sao Paulo state; sole carrier Azul Conecta operates a subsidized twice-weekly Cessna Grand Caravan route to Viracopos/Campinas (VCP), resumed December 2024 after a multi-year suspension.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
Rede VOA (Consórcio Voa SE / Voa Sudeste)
Rede VOA is the sole airport concessionaire (took over from DAESP Feb 2022, per Wikipedia/PT-Wikipedia "Consórcio Voa SE - Sudeste") and operational entity at FRC; it is the only organisation documented as running airside/terminal operations for Azul Conecta's twice-weekly 9-seat Cessna Grand Caravan service to Viracopos (VCP), whose inaugural return flight is documented on Rede VOA's own site ("Rede VOA e AZUL trazem os voos comerciais de volta a Franca"). AISWEB's SIMK entry states no dedicated ground handling service is listed beyond airport administration. A separate FBO (WR Aviation, in partnership with Rede VOA) handles VIP/executive-aviation passengers and crew but is not documented as covering the scheduled Azul Conecta service. No third-party commercial ground/passenger handling agent is named; self-provided by the concessionaire is the only documented arrangement, unconfirmed in detail.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
BR Aviation (Vibra Energia S.A.)
BR Aviation is Vibra Energia's licensed aviation-fuel brand ("marca licenciada à Vibra pela Petrobras", per vibraenergia.com.br and corroborating Embraer/Fecombustíveis press), present at ~89-90 Brazilian airports and both supplier and into-plane agent at FRC. Independently confirmed by two separate 2023 news sources (AERO Magazine 6 Jan 2023 and F3 Notícias 19 Jan 2023) that Rede VOA's fuel-tender award to BR Aviation brought Franca its first-ever on-site aircraft fuelling tanks ("operação inédita de tanques para abastecer aeronaves"), part of a lot also covering São Carlos, Araraquara, Bauru-Arealva and Guaratinguetá. Listed in DECEA's AISWEB/AIP entry for SIMK as "Abastecimento BR Aviation AVBL DLY 1030-2030", phone matching this record exactly. · DLY 1030-2030
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available
Rede VOA (Consórcio Voa SE / Voa Sudeste)
Rede VOA implemented Franca's mandatory Comissão de Segurança Aeroportuária (CSA) in Sept 2024, independently confirmed by dated third-party press (Sampi/AEROIN, 16 Sept 2024: "Rede VOA implanta comissão de segurança no aeroporto de Franca"), coordinating airfield/perimeter security with municipal, state and federal police ahead of the resumed Azul commercial service; a dedicated night-watch line (•••, 18h-06h) supports runway-lighting/security coverage outside admin hours. No independently contracted aviation-security firm is documented; security is coordinated directly by the concessionaire with public security forces rather than through a named regulated-agent company, but the coordinating role itself is well documented. · Night watch 18h-06h; admin 06h-18h
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Rede VOA (Consórcio Voa SE / Voa Sudeste)
Rede VOA runs the airport operations/flight-ops desk for SIMK/FRC (email •••; admin phone •••). Confirmed directly on Rede VOA's own Franca airport page: administrative hours 06h-18h, night watch/balizamento support 18h-06h (phone •••), and landings outside the DLY 0900-2100 published hours require 48h prior notice via ••• (verbatim match). AISWEB additionally lists a minimum 4h PPR notice for general-aviation aircraft and an on-site radio, RÁDIO FRANCA 118.175, operating Mon-Fri 1100-1500 (ROTAER prior-notice link used outside that window). No evidence was found for a remote-tower/R-AFIS link to a Sorocaba control centre; that specific claim is unconfirmed and has been dropped. · DLY 0900-2100; other hours O/R, 48h notice required for landings (PPR)
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WR Aviation
WR Aviation operates the FBO / executive-aviation terminal at Franca in partnership with concessionaire Rede VOA: a VIP passenger and crew lounge and pilot room integrated into the airport terminal, per Rede VOA's own promotional channel ("a WR Aviation oferece no Aeroporto de Franca uma experiência FBO completa, com atendimento exclusivo para passageiros e tripulação") and independently corroborated by more than half a dozen third-party business-aviation accounts over a year or more of continuous operation, including recent posts (within days of verification) from the operator's own handle @wraviationfrc. Serves executive/general-aviation traffic specifically; not documented as covering Azul Conecta's scheduled commercial service. No public phone or email was found — public contact is via Instagram (@wraviationfrc) or Rede VOA administration; contact fields left unconfirmed rather than dropping a genuine, well-documented provider.
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Hotel & travel
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