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Santa Maria Airport

Santa Maria, Brazil

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SBSM

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287 ft

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Regional military and civil airport serving southern Brazil.

Location

Santa Maria, Brazil

Santa Maria Airport (IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM) is a dual-use civil and military airport located in Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It serves the interior of the state and operates under coordination with the Brazilian Air Force, which maintains a significant presence at the facility. The airport handles regional domestic flights connecting Santa Maria to major Brazilian hubs. It is a relatively small airport by passenger volume but plays an important role in regional connectivity for the central Rio Grande do Sul region. Santa Maria is one of the larger inland cities in Rio Grande do Sul, and the airport complements road and bus transport as a faster alternative for residents traveling to cities such as Porto Alegre.

Terminals

The airport has a single small passenger terminal handling regional domestic operations.

Getting to & from

Ground access to the city center of Santa Maria is primarily via road, with taxi and car hire services available at the airport.

Airlines here

Regional Brazilian carriers including Azul Brazilian Airlines have operated scheduled services at Santa Maria Airport.

Notable facts

›SBSM is a joint civil-military airport operated in coordination with the Brazilian Air Force.
›Located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
›Santa Maria is one of the largest inland cities in Rio Grande do Sul, supporting regional air demand.
›The airport primarily handles domestic regional routes within Brazil.
›It serves as an alternative to road travel for passengers in the central Rio Grande do Sul region.

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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Paradise International

Azul

Routes

RIA → POAAD · AT7

RIA → GELNHG · L4T

RIA → POANHG · L4T

RIA → URGNHG · L4T

Aircraft operating here

L4T3 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Santa Maria Airport may refer to:Santa Maria Airport (Azores), on Santa Maria Island in the Azores Santa Maria Airport (Peru), in Santa María District, Lima Region, Peru Santa Maria Airport, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Santa Maria Airport (Sergipe), in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil Santa Maria Public Airport, in Santa Maria, California, United States Santa Maria Municipal Airport, an alternative name for Hancock Field, a former airport and military airfield in California

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