Nonstop flight route between Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar and Bozeman, Montana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(17°5'38"S by 49°48'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°46'39"N by 111°9'6"W)
Distance from SMS to BZN:
10,172.55 miles (16,371.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sainte Marie Airport (SMS), Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar and Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), Bozeman, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,173 miles (or 16,371 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMS / FMMS |
| Airport Name: | Sainte Marie Airport |
| Location: | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°5'38"S by 49°48'56"E |
| Area Served: | Sainte Marie, Analanjirofo, Madagascar |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMS |
| More Information: | SMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZN / KBZN |
| Airport Name: | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport |
| Location: | Bozeman, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°46'39"N by 111°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bozeman, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Gallatin Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4473 feet (1,363 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZN |
| More Information: | BZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sainte Marie Airport (SMS):
- The furthest airport from Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Toamasino Airport (TMM), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) SSW of SMS.
- Because of Sainte Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Sainte Marie Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN):
- Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is Mission Field (LVM), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) E of BZN.
- The furthest airport from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,612 miles (17,078 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 349,550 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 343,754 in 2009 and 364,521 in 2010.
- Because of Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport's high elevation of 4,473 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BZN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BZN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Air Traffic Control handled 73,749 aircraft operations in 2011, up 1.8% over 2010.
- Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport handled 884,660 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.51 miles (121.52 km) SSW | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar |     |
| 2 | 109.66 miles (176.48 km) NW | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 147.27 miles (237.02 km) W | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 4 | 148.54 miles (239.05 km) NNE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 179.31 miles (288.56 km) NW | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 193.49 miles (311.40 km) SW | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 218.14 miles (351.06 km) NW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 249.90 miles (402.17 km) WNW | Amborovy Airport (MJN) | Mahajanga, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 255.83 miles (411.71 km) NNW | Ambanja Airport (IVA) | Ambanja, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 272.99 miles (439.33 km) WSW | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 275.44 miles (443.27 km) NNW | Ambilobe Airport (AMB) | Ambilobe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 279.38 miles (449.62 km) W | Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) | Ambatomainty, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 299.34 miles (481.74 km) SSW | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 302.75 miles (487.22 km) WNW | Soalala Airport (DWB) | Soalala, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 320.40 miles (515.63 km) WSW | Ankavandra Airport (JVA) | Ankavandra, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,160.95 miles (17,961.77 km) NW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 2 | 11,121.21 miles (17,897.80 km) WNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 3 | 11,112.23 miles (17,883.35 km) NW | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 4 | 11,103.17 miles (17,868.77 km) NNW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 5 | 11,101.15 miles (17,865.52 km) NW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| 6 | 11,093.48 miles (17,853.19 km) NNW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 7 | 11,092.50 miles (17,851.61 km) NW | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 8 | 11,089.23 miles (17,846.34 km) NW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 9 | 11,088.31 miles (17,844.86 km) NW | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 10 | 11,087.06 miles (17,842.84 km) NW | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 11 | 11,086.45 miles (17,841.87 km) NW | San Diego International Airport (SAN) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 12 | 11,082.62 miles (17,835.71 km) NNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 13 | 11,081.44 miles (17,833.81 km) WNW | Loreto International Airport (LTO) | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 14 | 11,081.30 miles (17,833.57 km) NNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 15 | 11,080.22 miles (17,831.85 km) NW | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.37 miles (55.31 km) E | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 2 | 65.88 miles (106.03 km) W | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) | Butte, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 69.72 miles (112.21 km) NW | Helena Regional Airport (HLN) | Helena, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 75.27 miles (121.14 km) S | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 76.81 miles (123.61 km) WSW | Dillon Airport (DLN) | Dillon, Montana, United States | |
| 6 | 118.28 miles (190.35 km) N | Great Falls International Airport (GTF) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 119.01 miles (191.53 km) NE | Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) | Lewistown, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 119.35 miles (192.08 km) N | Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 123.22 miles (198.31 km) SSW | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 125.71 miles (202.31 km) E | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) ENE | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 135.26 miles (217.69 km) SE | Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) | Cody, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 139.78 miles (224.96 km) WSW | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| 14 | 151.32 miles (243.53 km) S | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 160.72 miles (258.65 km) WNW | Missoula International Airport (MSO) | Missoula, Montana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,612.03 miles (17,078.37 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,584.64 miles (17,034.28 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,574.35 miles (17,017.72 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,559.33 miles (16,993.55 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 10,558.84 miles (16,992.77 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,459.16 miles (16,832.35 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,381.88 miles (16,707.98 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,355.80 miles (16,666.00 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,259.88 miles (16,511.63 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,258.22 miles (16,508.96 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,243.51 miles (16,485.29 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,223.97 miles (16,453.85 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,208.85 miles (16,429.51 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,189.17 miles (16,397.84 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,172.55 miles (16,371.09 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |