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OVA to SMS: distance & flight time
Bekily (Bekily Airport) → Sainte Marie (Sainte Marie Airport)
573 mi
922 km · 498 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- OVA — Bekily Airport · Bekily, 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 OVA
- TLE · Toliara Airport116 mi away
- FTU · Tôlanaro Airport118 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 OVA from SMS?
The flight distance from Bekily (OVA) to Sainte Marie (SMS) is 573 miles (922 km, 498 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OVA to SMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 OVA to SMS?
Nonstop service on OVA–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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OVA to SMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OVA–SMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OVA to SMS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OVA–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.