Joinville - Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport is located in the municipality of Joinville, in Santa Catarina, and is operated by Infraero. It is located 12 km from the city center and has 9 daily commercial flights. The current passenger terminal, inaugurated on March 8, 2004, has 4,000 m² and capacity to handle up to 1.3 million passengers per year. At the same time an administrative building and a control tower were built. Its name is in honor of a local businessman and politician, Lauro Carneiro de Loyola.