Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationKwamelasemoetoe, Suriname
Elevation AMSL905 ft / 276 m
Coordinates2°21′15″N 56°47′35″W / 2.35417°N 56.79306°W / 2.35417; -56.79306
Map
SMSM is located in Suriname
SMSM
SMSM
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for SMSM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Kwamelasemoetoe
  3. ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gum Air destinations
  5. ^ "Accident description". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

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