Sainte Marie Airport

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Sainte Marie Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Sainte Marie, Analanjirofo, Madagascar
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 17°05′38″S049°48′57″E / 17.09389°S 49.81583°E / -17.09389; 49.81583
Map
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SMS
Location of Airport in Madagascar
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
01/191,4754,840Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1]

Sainte Marie Airport( IATA : SMS, ICAO : FMMS) is an airport serving Sainte Marie, an island in the Analanjirofo Region of Madagascar.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Madagascar Airlines Antananarivo, Toamasina

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References

  1. Airport information for SMS / FMMS - Sainte Marie, Madagascar at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).