Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
Airport in Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname
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SMSM
Location in Suriname
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
10/28 | 750 | 2,461 | Grass |
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]
Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip (IATA: SMSM) is an airport serving Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname, a Trio Indian village in the south of Suriname in the Sipaliwini District. The name of the village means bamboo sand, named after nearby Sipaliwini River banks partly overgrown with bamboo.
Kwamelasemoetoe is just east of the Tigri Area (in light grey on the map), a triangular section of land disputed with Guyana.
Charters and destinations
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3] |
Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4] |
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
Accidents and incidents
On 15 October 2009, an Antonov An-28 of Blue Wing Airlines, registered PZ-TST, departed the runway on landing and hit an obstacle. The aircraft was substantially damaged and four people were injured, one seriously.[5]
See also
Suriname portal
Aviation portal
- List of airports in Suriname
- Transport in Suriname
References
External links
- On downwind Rwy 10 Aerial photo
- Kwamalasamutu village Aerial photo
- OurAirports - Kwamalasamutu
- Kwamalasoemoetoe Airport
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