Airports / Madagascar / SVB
Sambava Airport
FMNS / SVBSambava, MadagascarELEV 20 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Andapa Airport (ZWA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sambava Airport (FMNS / SVB) is a mid-sized airport serving Sambava, Madagascar. The airport sits 20 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 SVB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Andapa Airport (ZWA, 39 nm), Antsirabe Airport (ANM, 44 nm), and Vohemar Airport (VOH, 55 nm).
Charter pricing from SVB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sambava.
Field capability
ICAO
FMNS
IATA
SVB
FAA / Local
FMNS
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
14.2786° S · 50.1747° 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 20 ft, SVB sits lower than 65% 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.
- 39nmZWAAndapa Airport
- 44nmANMAntsirabe AirportAntsirabe
- 55nmVOHVohemar AirportVohemar
- 75nmWMNMaroantsetra AirportMaroantsetra
- 116nmWMRMananara Nord AirportMananara Nord
- 123nmNOSNosy Be International AirportNosy Be
Location
Open the full mapFMNS · Sambava Airport · Sambava, Madagascar