Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip

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Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname
Elevation  AMSL 905 ft / 276 m
Coordinates 2°21′15″N56°47′35″W / 2.35417°N 56.79306°W / 2.35417; -56.79306 Coordinates: 2°21′15″N56°47′35″W / 2.35417°N 56.79306°W / 2.35417; -56.79306
Map
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SMSM
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/287502,461Grass
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.

Contents

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 Airlines Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [3]
Gum Air Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Accidents and incidents

See also

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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.