Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Santa Maria airport in Vila do Porto (Portugal)
Santa Maria airport is located near Vila do Porto, with Santa Ana at 1mi↑, Vila do Porto at 1mi↑, Valverde at 3mi↑, Senhora da Piedade at 53mi↑, Ribeira Quente at 53mi↑, Vila Franca do Campo at 54mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Portugal and Southernmost airports in Portugal
→ See also airports in Portugal
aerial view of Santa Maria airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LPAZ
- IATA code : SMA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 94 m = 308ft
→ See also Highest airports in Portugal and Lowest airports in Portugal
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 15/33 : 306m = 1004ft
- runway 04/22 : 102m = 335ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Portugal
Coming to Santa Maria airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Santa Maria airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- João Paulo II airport at 61mi : book on Transavia Iberia Vueling
- Lajes airport at 162mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
METAR for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
LPAZ 112230Z 21008KT 6000 FEW002 SCT004 16/15 Q1021
Decoded METAR for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
METAR issued by LPAZ on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 22:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 hours and 51 minutes ago.
visibility is 6km = 4mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 15°C = 59°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 210°.
Clouds : few clouds at 200ft = 60m. scattered clouds at 400ft = 120m.
TAF for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
LPAZ 111700Z 1118/1224 24010KT 6000 SCT006 SCT012 TEMPO 1118/1213 3000 RADZ BR SCT004 BKN008 BECMG 1213/1215 29018KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 1215/1224 29020G32KT
Decoded TAF for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
TAF issued by LPAZ on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, issued 9 hours and 21 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, February 11, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC
1118/1224 24010KT 6000 SCT006 SCT012
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
scattered clouds at 600ft = 180m scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m
temporarily from Wednesday, February 11, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1118/1213 3000 RADZ BR SCT004 BKN008
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
rain drizzle
mist
scattered clouds at 400ft = 120m broken at 800ft = 240m
becoming from Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1213/1215 29018KT 9999 SCT025
wind 18kt = 33km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
temporarily from Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1215/1224 29020G32KT
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 290°
VAC for Santa Maria airport LPAZ SMA
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Santa Maria airport
Around Santa Maria airport in Vila do Porto (Portugal)
near
- Hotels in Santa Ana
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 1248mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 1294mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 1295mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 1295mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 1295mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 1296mi↑
- San Sebastian at 1296mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 1312mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 1312mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 1313mi↑
- Hotel Arena (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 1314mi↑
- Hôtel St-Julien (Biarritz) at 1319mi↑
- for Santa Maria airport at 0mi↑
- for João Paulo II airport at 61mi↑
- for Hospital do Divino Espirito Santo airport at 61mi↑
nearest airports to Santa Maria airport in Vila do Porto (Portugal)
- João Paulo II airport (LPPD PDL ) at 61mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Hospital do Divino Espirito Santo heliport ( PT-0011) at 61mi↑
- Lajes airport (LPLA TER ) at 162mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- São Jorge airport (LPSJ SJZ ) at 201mi↑NOTAM
- Pico airport (LPPI PIX ) at 209mi↑NOTAM
- Graciosa airport (LPGR GRW ) at 214mi↑NOTAM
- Horta airport (LPHR HOR ) at 221mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Flores airport (LPFL FLW ) at 366mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Corvo airport (LPCR CVU ) at 372mi↑NOTAM
- Porto Moniz heliport (LPMZ ) at 535mi↑NOTAM
- Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital heliport (LPCC ) at 555mi↑NOTAM
- Madeira airport (LPMA FNC ) at 560mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Porto Santo airport (LPPS PXO ) at 567mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Los Llanos heliport ( ES-0307) at 712mi↑
- La Palma airport (GCLA SPC ) at 719mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Hierro airport (GCHI VDE ) at 762mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Portugal
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap