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Santa Maria Airport (Rio Grande do Sul)

Coordinates: 29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W / 29.71083°S 53.69222°W / -29.71083; -53.69222
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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
Operator
ServesSanta Maria
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL88 m / 289 ft
Coordinates29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W / 29.71083°S 53.69222°W / -29.71083; -53.69222
Map
RIA is located in Rio Grande do Sul
RIA
RIA
Location in Brazil
RIA is located in Brazil
RIA
RIA
RIA (Brazil)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,694 8,839 Concrete
02/20 1,505 4,938 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

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

It is operated by the Municipality of Santa Maria.

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

History

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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 administered by the Municipality and the military portion by the Brazilian Air Force.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Porto Alegre
Seasonal: Florianópolis
Voepassa Florianópolis

Note:
a: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil.

Access

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Santa Maria (SBSM)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Obras de revitalização do aeródromo de Santa Maria (RS) são concluídas". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Portuguese). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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