AirportsLages Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lages, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAJ
- ICAO code
- SBLJ
- City
- Lages
- State or region
- Santa Catarina
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.7821° S, 50.2815° W
- Elevation
- 934 m (3,065 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,530 m (5,020 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAJ means Lages Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBLJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.7821° S, 50.2815° W. It stands 934 metres (3,065 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lages Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,530 metres (5,020 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 108.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,530 m 5,020 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional AirportJaguaruna | JJG | 156 km |
| Hercílio Luz International AirportFlorianópolis | FLN | 171 km |
| Hugo Cantergiani Regional AirportCaxias Do Sul | CXJ | 181 km |
| Canela AirportCanela | CEL | 185 km |
| José Cleto AirportUnião da Vitória | UVI | 189 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,899 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,184 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,732 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,065 km | 12 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,985 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,924 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,999 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,730 km | 23 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,789 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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