AirportsSanta Maria Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vila do Porto, in Autonomous Region of Azores, Portugal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMA
- ICAO code
- LPAZ
- City
- Vila do Porto
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Azores
- Country
- Portugal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 36.9714° N, 25.1706° W
- Elevation
- 94 m (308 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMA means Santa Maria Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LPAZ. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.9714° N, 25.1706° W. It stands 94 metres (308 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Ponta Delgada, about 96 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Azores, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Santa Maria Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Portugal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| João Paulo II AirportPonta Delgada | PDL | 97 km |
| Lajes AirportPraia da Vitória | TER | 261 km |
| São Jorge AirportVelas | SJZ | 324 km |
| Pico AirportPico Island | PIX | 337 km |
| Graciosa AirportSanta Cruz da Graciosa | GRW | 344 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,123 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,426 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,557 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,523 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,178 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,077 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,272 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,803 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 19,543 km | 24 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.