Vincent Fayks Airstrip
Airport in Paloemeu, Suriname
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OEM
Location in Suriname
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
11/29 | 650 | 2,133 | grass |
Sources: GCM[1] Bing Maps[2]
Vincent Fajks Airstrip (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA) is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 (PZ-TAG) airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.[3] They both received a state funeral in Paramaribo on 11 October 1959.[4] There is a jungle resort on the Tapanahony River near Paloemeu.[5]
Charters and destinations
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:[citation needed]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[6] |
Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[7] |
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
See also
Suriname portal
Aviation portal
- List of airports in Suriname
- Transport in Suriname
References
- ^ Airport information for OEM at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Bing Maps - Vincent Fayks
- ^ "Accident Aero Commander 520 PZ-TAG, 06 Oct 1959".
- ^ "De toespraken". Het nieuws (in Dutch). 12 October 1959.
- ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 192. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ Gum Air destinations
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Vincent Fayks
- Vincent Fayks Airport
- Google Maps - Vincent Fayks
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