Lawa Antino Airstrip
| Lawa Antino Airstrip | |
|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: SMAN | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Location | Antino, Suriname |
Lawa Antino Airstrip (ICAO: SMAN) is an airstrip located near Antino on the Lawa border river between Suriname & French Guiana and six miles west of the gold mining village of Benzdorp in Suriname.
Charters and destinations
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Blue Wing Airlines | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[1] |
| Caricom Airways | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[2] |
| Gum Air | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3] |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAF | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Accidents
On Thursday, April 3, 2008, an Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines (registration PZ-TSO[4]) crashed upon landing at the Lawa Antino Airport of Benzdorp in Suriname.[5][6] The plane carried 17 passengers and a crew of 2, all of whom died in the crash.[7]- On May 17, 2013 a private helicopter from French Guiana, tasked with transporting gold during an unregistred flight in the interior of Suriname, crashed near Benzdorp gold mining settlement of Boewese, in the concession of NaNa Resources. The pilot got injured with a leg fracture and was transferred for treatment to Maripasoula in French Guiana.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/
- ↑ http://www.caricomairways.com/destinations.html
- ↑ http://www.gumair.com/destinations?5c9dc4b79c23ba6a007ee9697830b5e9=0719f9b031fbd87ec38c0eaeb912ae59
- ↑ "Negentien doden bij ongeluk met toestel Blue Wing". Dagblad Suriname. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Plane crashes in southern Surinam". BBC News. 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Twintig doden door vliegtuigramp Suriname" (in Dutch). Nu.nl. 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Vliegramp in Suriname: negentien doden" (in Dutch). Trouw. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ http://goudwinning-suriname.blogspot.nl/
- ↑ http://obsession-magazine.nl/?p=31701
- ↑ http://suriname2013.com/reality/helicopter-crashed-during-unregistred-flight/