Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

IATA: POA ICAO: SBPA

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

11 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-29.9940°, -51.1675°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#777 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Brazil)

#6 of 9 in BR

#6 of 337 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 POA in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #777 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #6 in Brazil.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

POA lies at 3 m (11 ft), #623 of 650 published airports by elevation and 4.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 262 ft below the Brazil median (273 ft, 9 airports); BSB is highest at 3,497 ft, 3,486 ft higher than POA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of POA. Nearest published airport: Guaraní International Airport (AGT), 335 NM, 11,154 ft (655 ft longer than POA); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

POA runway: 11/29 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 9 in Brazil; GIG leads by 2,624 ft (13,123 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →