# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)

> 5,863 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,863 km / 3,643 mi / 3,166 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 05:40 in New Delhi, it's 03:10 in Sainte Marie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 770 ft (SMS is lower than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 ft

### [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sainte Marie Airport, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMS
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -17.090000, 49.820000
- Elevation: 7 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:40 in New Delhi, it's 03:10 in Sainte Marie Airport.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)