AirportsSanta Maria Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Santa Maria, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIA
- ICAO code
- SBSM
- City
- Santa Maria
- State or region
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 29.7114° S, 53.6882° W
- Elevation
- 87 m (287 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,694 m (8,839 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIA means Santa Maria Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBSM. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.7114° S, 53.6882° W. It stands 87 metres (287 feet) above sea level.
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
Santa Maria Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,694 metres (8,839 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,694 m 8,839 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02/20 | 1,414 m 4,638 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Ângelo AirportSanto Ângelo | GEL | 166 km |
| Lauro Kurtz AirportPasso Fundo | PFB | 210 km |
| Luis Alberto Lehr AirportSanta Rosa | SRA | 216 km |
| Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational AirportRivera/Santana do Livramento, Uruguay | RVY | 222 km |
| Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International AirportPorto Alegre | POA | 245 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,270 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,524 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,110 km | 16 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,415 km | 13 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,092 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,810 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,077 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,598 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,470 km | 15 h 30 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
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