Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip

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Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
IATA: noneICAO: SMSM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname
Coordinates 02°20′N 056°47′W / 2.333°N 56.783°W / 2.333; -56.783
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SMSM
Location in Suriname

Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip (IATA: SMSM), near Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname, a Trio Indian village in the South of Suriname in the Sipaliwini District. The name of this village literally means Bamboo sand, named after the nearby river banks partly overgrown with bamboo. This village is located on the Sipaliwini River. It is near the disputed area known as the Tigri Area by the border of Guyana, located west of the nearby Coeroeni River, as shown on the map.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:[citation needed]

Airlines Destinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAFParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Accidents and incidents

  • Suriname 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.[1]

References

  1. "Accident description". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 18 October 2009. 

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