RIASBSM

Santa Maria Airport

Santa Maria, Brazil · Latin America

Latin America America/Sao_Paulo

1direct destinations

1airlines

2runways

2,694 mLongest runway

Santa Maria Air Force Base – ALA4 (IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM) is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Santa Maria, Brazil. It shares some facilities with Santa Maria Airport.

Location

29.711°S, 53.688°O · 87 m s. n. m. (287 ft)

General data

CountryBrazil

CitySanta Maria

IATA codeRIA

ICAO codeSBSM

Coordinates29.711°S, 53.688°O

Elevation87 m s. n. m. (287 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Runways2

Longest runway2,694 m

OperatorFuerza Aérea Brasileña

Direct destinations1

Official website

Runways · 2

11/29

Length2,694 m8,839 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lighted✓

02/20

Length1,414 m4,639 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

118.300

Approach

119.350

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

In 1944 the then 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.

Santa Maria Air Force Base was created on 18 December 1970 and was commissioned on 15 October 1971 and since then it has an active presence in the region.

Between 1971 and 2015, 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.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Azul Brazilian Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Imagens SM · CC0 · view original

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Santa Maria Airport (RIA). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA

MLA

“Santa Maria Airport (RIA).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Santa Maria Airport (RIA).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Santa Maria Airport (RIA). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_ria,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Santa Maria Airport (RIA)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIA}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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