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Santa Maria Airport
SBSM / RIASanta Maria, BrazilELEV 287 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
89 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santo Ângelo Airport (GEL).
Overview
Santa Maria Airport, listed as SBSM / RIA, is a mid-sized airport in Santa Maria, Brazil. The field lies at an elevation of 287 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
RIA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Santo Ângelo Airport (GEL, 89 nm), Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport (BGX, 103 nm), and Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB, 113 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RIA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RIA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SBSM
IATA
RIA
FAA / Local
RS0003
Elevation
287 ft
Coordinates
29.7114° S · 53.6882° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 287 ft, RIA sits lower than 62% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 89nmGELSanto Ângelo AirportSanto Ângelo
- 103nmBGXComandante Gustavo Kraemer AirportBagé
- 113nmPFBLauro Kurtz AirportPasso Fundo
- 120nmRVYPres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational AirportRivera/Santana do Livramento
- 132nmPOAPorto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportPorto Alegre
- 133nmQNSCanoas Air Force BasePorto Alegre
Location
Open the full mapSBSM · Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil