Airports / Madagascar / SMS
Sainte Marie Airport
FMMS / SMSVohilava, MadagascarELEV 7 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mananara Nord Airport (WMR).
Overview
Sainte Marie Airport, listed as FMMS / SMS, is a mid-sized airport in Vohilava, Madagascar. The airport sits 7 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SMS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mananara Nord Airport (WMR, 56 nm), Toamasina Ambalamanasy Airport (TMM, 66 nm), and Maroantsetra Airport (WMN, 100 nm).
Charter pricing from SMS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vohilava.
Field capability
ICAO
FMMS
IATA
SMS
FAA / Local
FMMS
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
17.0939° S · 49.8158° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Madagascar fields
state range 7–4,198 ft
At 7 ft, SMS sits lower than 96% of the 23 Madagascar fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 56nmWMRMananara Nord AirportMananara Nord
- 66nmTMMToamasina Ambalamanasy AirportToamasina
- 100nmWMNMaroantsetra AirportMaroantsetra
- 129nmANMAntsirabe AirportAntsirabe
- 147nmZWAAndapa Airport
- 168nmTNRIvato International AirportAntananarivo
Location
Open the full mapFMMS · Sainte Marie Airport · Vohilava, Madagascar