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RVA to SMS: distance & flight time
Farafangana (Farafangana Airport) → Sainte Marie (Sainte Marie Airport)
415 mi
668 km · 361 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
415 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RVA — Farafangana Airport · Farafangana, 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 RVA
- WVK · Manakara Airport49 mi away
- WFI · Fianarantsoa Airport105 mi away
- MNJ · Mananjary Airport116 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 RVA from SMS?
The flight distance from Farafangana (RVA) to Sainte Marie (SMS) is 415 miles (668 km, 361 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RVA to SMS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 RVA to SMS?
Nonstop service on RVA–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 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RVA to SMS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RVA–SMS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RVA to SMS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RVA–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.