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Coordinates: 36°58′17″N 025°10′14″W / 36.97139°N 25.17056°W / 36.97139; -25.17056
Santa Maria Airport
Aeroporto de Santa Maria |
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| IATA: SMA – ICAO: LPAZ |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Government of Portugal. |
| Operator |
ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, SA |
| Serves |
Vila do Porto |
| Location |
Santa Maria Island, Azores |
| Elevation AMSL |
308 ft / 94 m |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 18/36 |
3,048 |
10,000 |
Concrete |
| 15/33 CLOSED |
1,830 |
6,004 |
Asphalt |
| 04/22 CLOSED |
1,324 |
4,345 |
Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF |
Santa Maria Airport (IATA: SMA, ICAO: LPAZ) is an airport on Santa Maria Island, in the autonomous region of the Azores, Portugal, serving the the municipality of Vila do Porto, within the archipelago and to the continent. It has three runways, with the largest runway (at 3,048 m long) being the longest in the archipelago.
It was built in the context of the Second World War, by US troops in order to maintain supply lines to Europe, and inaugurated on July 26, 1945. A year later, on June 2, 1946, American forces transferred title/control to the Portuguese State. The forerunner of SATA Air Açores (Sociedade Açoriana de Transportes Aéreos) initiated services concurrently to São Miguel and Terceira from Santa Maria Airport on August 5, 1947, using a plane christened "Açor".
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (TAP) began lay-over flights to this airport on December 7, 1962, and eventually inaugurating trans-atlantic service between Santa Maria-New York (April 26, 1969) and Santa Maria-Montreal (May 8, 1971).
For a while, Air France's supersonic Concordes were routed to Santa Maria on refueling layovers between Paris and Caracas. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| SATA Air Açores |
Ponta Delgada |
| SATA International |
Lisbon |
Incidents
A chartered Boeing 707-300, Independent Air Flight 1851 from Bergamo, Italy in 1989 crashed on approach to Santa Maria Airport, when it struck the Pico Alto mountain. The aircraft was destroyed with the loss of all passengers and crew. The accident was the result of bad communication and failure to follow standard procedures by crew and air traffic control.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Portugal
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| ICAO ID |
LPAZ
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| Time |
UTC-1(0 DT)
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| Latitude |
36.971390
36° 58' 17.00" N
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| Longitude |
-25.170639
025° 10' 14.30" W
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| Elevation |
308 feet
94 meters
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| Type |
Civil
|
| Magnetic Variation |
010° W (01/06)
|
| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
|
| Island Group |
Azores I
|
| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
|
| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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TWR
Opr H24
|
118.1
|
RDO
Opr H24
|
127.9
132.075
(132.075 only for Oceanic Clnc req/del)
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APP
Opr H24
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119.0
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CON
Opr H24
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132.15
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A/G
Opr H24
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3016
8906
13306
6628
8825
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
04/22
CLOSED |
4345 x 148 feet
1324 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
|
15/33
CLOSED
CLOSED |
6004 x 148 feet
1830 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| 18/36 |
10000 x 197 feet
3048 x 60 meters |
CONCRETE. |
- |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
VSM |
SANTA MARIA |
084X |
113.7 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
SMA |
SANTA MARIA |
- |
323 |
1.5 NM |
171.1
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1+, Jet A1 with icing inhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird haz.
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| FUEL |
Avbl 0800-2000Z++. OT O/R 1 hr PPR. (NC-100LL, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 18-36 GS 2.75 MEHT 29'.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0630-2130Z++. Max 2 hr extn with 3 hr PN, exc emerg flts.
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| RSTD |
Rwy 15-33 and Rwy 04-22 are clsd.
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