AirportsSmara Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Smara, in (unassigned), Western Sahara (disputed territory). It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMW
- ICAO code
- GMMA
- City
- Smara
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Western Sahara (disputed territory)
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7320° N, 11.6837° W
- Elevation
- 107 m (350 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMW means Smara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GMMA. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.7320° N, 11.6837° W. It stands 107 metres (350 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Laayoune, about 156 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Casablanca, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Smara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laayoune Hassan I International AirportEl Aaiún | EUN | 159 km |
| Tan Tan AirportTan Tan, Morocco | TTA | 198 km |
| Fuerteventura AirportEl Matorral, Spain | FUE | 288 km |
| César Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé, Spain | ACE | 310 km |
| Tindouf AirportTindouf, Algeria | TIN | 364 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,518 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,547 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,622 km | 8 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,909 km | 4 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,766 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,465 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,470 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,188 km | 22 h 25 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
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