Airport guide
Sainte MarieIATA code SMS
Sainte Marie (SMS/FMMS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sainte Marie, Madagascar in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Sainte Marie, Madagascar
- Codes
- SMS · FMMS
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo
- Region
- Africa
Sainte Marie (SMS/FMMS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Sainte Marie, Madagascar in Africa. Operating on Indian/Antananarivo local time at coordinates -17.080°, 49.820°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Sainte Marie (SMS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Sainte Marie, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Sainte Marie airport details
- IATA code
- SMS
- ICAO code
- FMMS
- City
- Sainte Marie
- Country
- Madagascar
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates
- -17.094°, 49.816°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Sainte Marie’s own pages.
SMS airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2018
- 25,334
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing adema.mg (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport TMM · 122 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at SMS
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 01/19: 1,052 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,052 m3,451 ft | 30 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from SMS
Originfacts does not track any routes from SMS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at SMS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Sainte Marie, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Sainte Marie’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Sainte Marie
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Sainte Marie: common questions
Where is Sainte Marie?
Sainte Marie serves Sainte Marie, Madagascar. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -17.094°, 49.816°.
What are the airport codes for Sainte Marie?
The IATA code is SMS and the ICAO code is FMMS.
What time zone is SMS in?
Sainte Marie is in the Indian/Antananarivo time zone.
How many runways does Sainte Marie have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at SMS: 01/19 (1,052 m (3,451 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Sainte Marie?
Wikidata records 25,334 passengers for 2018, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Sainte Marie?
OurAirports gives SMS’s elevation as 2 m (7 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Sainte Marie’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q2058359 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)