Airports / Portugal / SMA
Santa Maria Airport
LPAZ / SMAVila do Porto, PortugalELEV 308 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
João Paulo II Airport (PDL).
Overview
Santa Maria Airport (LPAZ / SMA) sits in Vila do Porto, Portugal, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 308 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 SMA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are João Paulo II Airport (PDL, 53 nm), Lajes Airport (TER, 141 nm), and São Jorge Airport (SJZ, 175 nm).
Charter pricing from SMA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vila do Porto.
Field capability
ICAO
LPAZ
IATA
SMA
FAA / Local
LPAZ
Elevation
308 ft
Coordinates
36.9714° N · 25.1706° 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
Elevation vs Portugal fields
state range 5–2,241 ft
At 308 ft, SMA sits higher than 52% of the 31 Portugal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmPDLJoão Paulo II AirportPonta Delgada
- 141nmTERLajes AirportPraia da Vitória
- 175nmSJZSão Jorge AirportVelas
- 182nmPIXPico AirportPico Island
- 186nmGRWGraciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa
- 192nmHORHorta AirportHorta
Location
Open the full mapLPAZ · Santa Maria Airport · Vila do Porto, Portugal