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BMD to SMS: distance & flight time
Belo sur Tsiribihina (Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport) → Sainte Marie (Sainte Marie Airport)
389 mi
627 km · 338 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
389 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BMD — Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport · Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar
- SMS — Sainte Marie Airport · Sainte Marie, Madagascar
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BMD
- MOQ · Morondava Airport44 mi away
- ZVA · Miandrivazo Airport60 mi away
- WAQ · Antsalova Airport68 mi away
- JVA · Ankavandra Airport77 mi away
Near SMS
- WMR · Mananara Nord Airport64 mi away
- TMM · Toamasina Airport76 mi away
- WAM · Ambatondrazaka Airport103 mi away
- WMA · Mandritsara Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BMD from SMS?
The flight distance from Belo sur Tsiribihina (BMD) to Sainte Marie (SMS) is 389 miles (627 km, 338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BMD to SMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BMD to SMS?
Nonstop service on BMD–SMS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BMD to SMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BMD–SMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BMD to SMS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BMD–SMS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.