Santa Maria Air Force Base

Santa Maria Air Force Base
Base Aérea de Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil
Entry of Santa Maria Air Force in 2013
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Coordinates	29°42′39″S 053°41′32″W / 29.71083°S 53.69222°W / -29.71083; -53.69222
Type	Air Force Base
Code	ALA4
Site information
Owner	Brazilian Air Force
Controlled by	Brazilian Air Force
Open to the public	No
Website	www.fab.mil.br/organizacoes/mostra/449
Site history
Built	1945 (1945)
In use	1970-present (1970-present)
Garrison information
Current commander	Cel. Av. Wilson Paulo Corrêa Marques
Occupants	1st Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group 3rd Squadron of the 10th Aviation Group 5th Squadron of the 8th Aviation Group 1st Squadron of the 12th Aviation Group 4th Squadron of the 1st Communications and Control Group
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: RIA, ICAO: SBSM, LID: RS0003
Elevation	88 metres (289 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 11/29 2,694 metres (8,839 ft) Concrete 02/20 1,505 metres (4,938 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DECEA[1]

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.