Airports / Western Sahara (disputed territory) / SMW
Smara Airport
GMMA / SMWSmara, Western Sahara (disputed territory)ELEV 350 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
86 nm
To the nearest alternate
Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN).
Overview
Smara Airport (GMMA / SMW) is a mid-sized airport serving Smara, Western Sahara (disputed territory). The field lies at an elevation of 350 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SMW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Laayoune Hassan I International Airport (EUN, 86 nm), Tan Tan Airport (TTA, 107 nm), and Mahbes Airbase (MA-0003, 144 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SMW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as GSMA and Semara. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SMW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GMMA
IATA
SMW
FAA / Local
GMMA
Elevation
350 ft
Coordinates
26.7320° N · 11.6837° W
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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 86nmEUNLaayoune Hassan I International AirportEl Aaiún
- 107nmTTATan Tan AirportTan Tan
- 144nmMA-0003Mahbes Airbase
- 155nmFUEFuerteventura AirportEl Matorral
- 168nmACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
- 197nmTINTindouf AirportTindouf
Location
Open the full mapGMMA · Smara Airport · Smara, Western Sahara (disputed territory)