Santa Maria Airport is the airport serving
Santa Maria,
Brazil
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It is operated by the
Municipality of Santa Maria.
Some of its facilities are shared with the
Santa Maria Air Force Base of the
Brazilian Air Force.
History
In 1944 the President of Brazil
Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...
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
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and it was finally opened in April 1945.
Between 1971 and 2015, with the creation of the
Santa Maria Air Force Base, 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 administrated by the Municipality and the military portion by the Brazilian Air Force.
Airlines and destinations
Note:
: Flight operated with Voepass equipment on behalf of LATAM Brasil
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Access
The airport is located east of downtown Santa Maria.
See also
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List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil.
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Airports
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Santa Maria Air Force Base
References
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Airports in Rio Grande do Sul
Airports established in 1945