Lawa Anapaike Airstrip

Lawa Anapaike Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMLA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Anapaike, Suriname
Elevation  AMSL	373 ft / 114 m
Coordinates	3°24′40″N54°01′40″W / 3.41111°N 54.02778°W / 3.41111; -54.02778
Map
SMLA Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 580 1,903 Grass 09/27 560 1,837 Grass
Sources: GCM [1] HERE Maps [2]

Lawa Anapaike Airstrip( ICAO : SMLA) is an airstrip serving the Wayana village of Kawemhakan on the Lawa River in Suriname. The airstrip of this relatively modern indigenous village is named after its former chief Anapaike.

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
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
United Air Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation Suriname	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Incidents and accidents

• On 29 March 2012 a Blue Wing Airlines Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (PZ-TSK) veered to the left of the runway at the Lawa Anapaike Airstrip hitting some tree stumps during its landing. The airplane was lightly damaged, but all ten occupants, the pilot and nine passengers escaped unhurt. ^[5]

See also

• Surinameportal
• Aviationportal
• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

References

1. Airport information for SMLA at Great Circle Mapper.
2. HERE/Nokia - Anapaike
3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Gum Air destinations
5. ASN