Amatopo Airstrip

Airport in Amatopo, Suriname
SMAM is located in Suriname
SMAM
SMAM
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 700 2,297 grass
Sources: GCM[1] HERE Maps[2]

Amatopo Airstrip (ICAO: SMAM) is an airstrip located near Amatopo in Suriname.

Charters and destinations

Airlines providing charter flights to this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Pegasus Air ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation SurinameCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Incidents and accidents

  • Suriname On 14 November 1976, a de Havilland Canada DHC6-100 Twin Otter, registered PZ-TAV of the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij was involved in a freak incident at the Amatopo Airstrip. The co-pilot, M. van Waveren, was killed when he walked into the running propeller after the landing. The plane was piloted by G. Brunings.[5]

Tourism

From the airstrip there is a tour starting with an 800-meter walk through the rainforest, and then transported by dugout canoe (about 30 minute boat trip) to beautiful Arapahu Island[6] on the Corantijn River, where tourist lodges are available.

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for SMAM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ HERE/Nokia - Amatopo
  3. ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gum Air destinations
  5. ^ ASN
  6. ^ Tropical Gem Tours

External links

  • OpenStreetMap - Amatopo Airstrip


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