Drone Rules for Jaguaruna Airport SBJA
Critical No-Fly Zone covering the Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Southern Regional Airport (SBJA). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate catastrophic collision risks with commercial jetliners, regional passenger turboprops, and heavy coastal general aviation.
The Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Southern Regional Airport (SBJA), located in Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, serves as the vital aviation gateway for the entire southern macro-region of the state, including major economic hubs like Criciúma, Tubarão, and Araranguá. Managed by RDL Aeroportos, the facility handles regular commercial passenger jet operations from major national airlines (connecting the region directly to São Paulo), alongside essential emergency aeromedical flights and private executive aviation.
Because the airfield features a significant 2,500-meter runway designed for large aircraft, incoming and departing flights execute low-altitude instrument (IFR) and visual (VFR) approaches stretching far over the surrounding coastal lowlands and transit routes. Any uncoordinated drone activity within these active approach corridors or near the runway environment introduces an extreme hazard to passenger safety. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its obstacle limitation surfaces, or its designated security protection grids are completely prohibited under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Sources
Regulatory & Administrative Authorities: Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), and RDL Aeroportos.
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Airport protection safety grids, local dynamic NOTAMs, and mandatory airspace authorization parameters are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.