Sepé Tiaraju Regional Airport (SBNM) — Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul

Gateway to the Missões. SBNM is the airport of Santo Ângelo, in the northwest of Rio Grande do Sul — the heart of Brazil's Jesuit-Guarani mission country. Named after Sepé Tiaraju, the legendary Guarani leader and symbol of resistance of the Sete Povos das Missões, it is the air gateway to a region whose 18th-century mission ruins — like São Miguel das Missões — are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Airport data

• Location: Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• ICAO / IATA: SBNM / GEL
• Runway: 12/30 — approx. 1,625 m, asphalt
• Elevation: 1,056 ft (322 m)
• Time zone: UTC-3 (Brasília Time)

A bit of history

Sitting about 13 km from downtown Santo Ângelo, the airport has served the Missões region for decades — managed over the years by the Rio Grande do Sul state airport department, then Infraero (from 2022), and more recently handed to private operation. Its runway was repaved under the federal PROFAA program, reported as the first works completed in Brazil under that scheme. Rolling gaúcho farmland and the region's mission heritage make it a rewarding regional destination — whether you're flying a turboprop in from Porto Alegre or hopping across the pampas.

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