Santo Ângelo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santo Ângelo, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GEL
- ICAO code
- SBNM
- City
- Santo Ângelo
- State or region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.2825° S, 54.1696° W
- Elevation
- 322 m (1,056 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,625 m (5,331 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GEL means Santo Ângelo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBNM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.2825° S, 54.1696° W. It stands 322 metres (1,056 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Santa Maria, about 160 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santo Ângelo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,625 metres (5,331 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 98.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,625 m 5,331 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Alberto Lehr AirportSanta Rosa | SRA | 54 km |
| Santa Maria AirportSanta Maria | RIA | 166 km |
| Lauro Kurtz AirportPasso Fundo | PFB | 180 km |
| Serafin Enoss Bertaso AirportChapecó | XAP | 196 km |
| Teniente Ramon A. Ayub Gonzalez International AirportEncarnación, Paraguay | ENO | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,283 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,568 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,114 km | 16 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,301 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,926 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,670 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,227 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,472 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,599 km | 15 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.