Airport guide
Correia Pinto AirportIATA code LAJ
Correia Pinto Airport (LAJ/SBLJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lages, Brazil in South America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Lages, Brazil
- Codes
- LAJ · SBLJ
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Region
- South America
Correia Pinto Airport (LAJ/SBLJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lages, Brazil in South America. Operating on America/Sao_Paulo local time at coordinates -27.800°, -50.320°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Correia Pinto Airport (LAJ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Lages, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Correia Pinto Airport details
- IATA code
- LAJ
- ICAO code
- SBLJ
- City
- Lages
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- South America
- Time zone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -27.782°, -50.282°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Correia Pinto Airport’s own pages.
LAJ airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 934 m (3,065 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2020
- 5,560
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing anac.gov.br (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport JJG · 156 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at LAJ
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 16/34: 1,530 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,530 m5,020 ft | 30 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from LAJ
Originfacts does not track any routes from LAJ yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Where LAJ is
5.8 km northeast
Correia Pinto Airport lies 5.8 km northeast of Lages city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at LAJ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Lages, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Correia Pinto Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Lages
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- JaguarunaHumberto BortoluzziJJG158 km
- Caxias do SulHugo Cantergiani Regional AirportCXJ174 km
- FlorianopolisHercilio Luz International AirportFLN175 km
- NavegantesNavegantes AirportNVT196 km
- Passo FundoPasso Fundo AirportPFB204 km
- JoinvilleJoinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola AirportJOI232 km
- ChapecoChapeco AirportXAP241 km
- Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International AirportPOA258 km
- CuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportCWB277 km
Correia Pinto Airport: common questions
Where is Correia Pinto Airport?
Correia Pinto Airport serves Lages, Brazil. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -27.782°, -50.282°.
What are the airport codes for Correia Pinto Airport?
The IATA code is LAJ and the ICAO code is SBLJ.
What time zone is LAJ in?
Correia Pinto Airport is in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.
How many runways does Correia Pinto Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at LAJ: 16/34 (1,530 m (5,020 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Correia Pinto Airport?
Wikidata records 5,560 passengers for 2020, the latest year it holds.
How far is LAJ from Lages city centre?
Correia Pinto Airport is about 5.8 km northeast of Lages city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Correia Pinto Airport?
OurAirports gives LAJ’s elevation as 934 m (3,065 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Correia Pinto Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q13417230 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)