Santa Maria Airport (Rio Grande do Sul)

Santa Maria Airport (IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM) is the airport serving Santa Maria, Brazil.

For other airports named Santa Maria, see Santa Maria Airport (disambiguation).
Santa Maria Airport

Aeroporto de Santa Maria
The check-in area at Santa Maria Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorCity of Santa Maria
ServesSanta Maria
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL88 m / 289 ft
Coordinates29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W
Map
RIA
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,700 8,858 Concrete
02/20 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC[1]

It is operated by the City of Santa Maria.

Some of its facilities are shared with the Santa Maria Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.

History

In 1944 the President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome. The works were conducted on an urgent basis, with the collaboration of the United States Army and it was finally opened in April 1945.

Between 1971 and 2015, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities were shared. However, in 2015 an agreement between the Brazilian Air Force and the Municipality of Santa Maria, transferred part of the facilities to the latter. The civil portion of the aerodrome is administrated by the Municipality and the military portion by the Brazilian Air Force.[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre
Seasonal: Florianópolis
Gol Transportes Aéreos São Paulo–Guarulhos (begins 1 November 2022)[3]

Access

The airport is located 11 km (7 mi) east of downtown Santa Maria.

See also

References
  1. "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Obras de revitalização do aeródromo de Santa Maria (RS) são concluídas". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Portuguese). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. "Gol inicia vendas do voo de Guarulhos a Santa Maria (RS)". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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