# Santa Maria Airport (RIA)

> Santa Maria, BR · IATA: RIA · ICAO: SBSM · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `RIA` |
| ICAO | `SBSM` |
| City | Santa Maria |
| Country | BR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 87 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -29.71140, -53.68820 |

## Description

Set in the geographic centre of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Maria Airport is a municipally run field that shares its grounds with a Brazilian Air Force base. A small number of scheduled flights, mainly Azul, link it to regional destinations, but there is no dedicated cargo terminal or on-site customs clearance. Air freight is limited to modest bellyhold volumes; consignments of any size move by road roughly 290 km to Salgado Filho in Porto Alegre, the cargo gateway of southern Brazil. For the surrounding farming region, that highway link to POA is the practical export route. Santa Maria's wider role is as a rail and university town rather than a freight handling point.

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