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SMS to BMD: distance & flight time
Sainte Marie (Sainte Marie Airport) → Belo sur Tsiribihina (Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport)
389 mi
627 km · 338 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
389 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SMS — Sainte Marie Airport · Sainte Marie, Madagascar
- BMD — Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport · Belo sur Tsiribihina, 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 SMS
- WMR · Mananara Nord Airport64 mi away
- TMM · Toamasina Airport76 mi away
- WAM · Ambatondrazaka Airport103 mi away
- WMA · Mandritsara Airport109 mi away
Near BMD
- MOQ · Morondava Airport44 mi away
- ZVA · Miandrivazo Airport60 mi away
- WAQ · Antsalova Airport68 mi away
- JVA · Ankavandra Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMS from BMD?
The flight distance from Sainte Marie (SMS) to Belo sur Tsiribihina (BMD) is 389 miles (627 km, 338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMS to BMD?
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 SMS to BMD?
Nonstop service on SMS–BMD 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 SMS to BMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMS–BMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMS to BMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMS–BMD 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.