Kami Kami Airstrip | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Kami Kami, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 237 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 4°32′57″N54°36′10″W / 4.54917°N 54.60278°W Coordinates: 4°32′57″N54°36′10″W / 4.54917°N 54.60278°W | ||||||||||
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Kami Kami Airstrip( ICAO : SMKM) is an airstrip serving the small gold mining camp of Kami Kami in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini does not have a regional capital as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. The main villages in the district are Apetina, Apoera, Bakhuys, Bitagron, Pokigron, Kajana, Kamp 52, Pelelu Tepu, Cottica, Anapaike, Benzdorp, Kwamalasamutu, Nieuw Jacobkondre, Aurora, Botopasi, Goddo, Djumu and Pontoetoe.
Suriname, officially known as the Republic of Suriname, is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south. At just under 165,000 square kilometers, it is the smallest sovereign state in South America. Suriname has a population of approximately 558,368, most of whom live on the country's north coast, in and around the capital and largest city, Paramaribo.
The Republic of Suriname has a number of forms of transport.
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