Airports / Brazil / POA
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport
SBPA / POAPorto Alegre, BrazilELEV 11 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Canoas Air Force Base (QNS) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport (SBPA / POA) is a large commercial airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. The field lies at an elevation of 11 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Uniair Taxi Aereo bases aircraft at POA. Useful alternates include Canoas Air Force Base (QNS, 3 nm), Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport (CXJ, 48 nm), and Forquilhinha - Criciúma Airport (CCM, 119 nm).
Quotes for flights out of POA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from POA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SBPA
IATA
POA
FAA / Local
RS0001
Elevation
11 ft
Coordinates
29.9940° S · 51.1675° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 11 ft, POA sits lower than 96% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 3nmQNSCanoas Air Force BasePorto Alegre
- 48nmCXJHugo Cantergiani Regional AirportCaxias Do Sul
- 119nmCCMForquilhinha - Criciúma AirportCriciúma
- 120nmPETJoão Simões Lopes Neto International AirportPelotas
- 121nmPFBLauro Kurtz AirportPasso Fundo
- 132nmRIASanta Maria AirportSanta Maria
Location
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