Santa Maria Airport (Rio Grande do Sul)

Santa Maria Airport Aeroporto de Santa Maria
The check-in area at Santa Maria Airport
IATA: RIA ICAO: SBSM
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Brazilian Air Force
Serves	Santa Maria
Elevation AMSL	88 m / 289 ft
Coordinates	29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W / 29.71083°S 53.69222°W / -29.71083; -53.69222Coordinates: 29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W / 29.71083°S 53.69222°W / -29.71083; -53.69222
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: World Aero Data,[1] ANAC[2]

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

It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.

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.

Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.

Airlines and destinations

Access

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Maria Airport (Rio Grande do Sul).

• List of airports in Brazil
• Santa Maria Air Force Base

References

External links

• Airport information for SBSM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for SBSM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for SBSM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for RIA at Aviation Safety Network
• Santa Maria Airport Photo Archive at airliners.net

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