Vincent Fayks Airstrip

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Vincent Fajks Airstrip
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Paloemeu, Suriname
Elevation  AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 3°20′45″N55°26′30″W / 3.34583°N 55.44167°W / 3.34583; -55.44167
Map
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OEM
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/296502,133grass
Sources: GCM [1] Bing Maps [2]

Vincent Fajks Airstrip( IATA : OEM, ICAO : SMPA) is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 (PZ-TAG) airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport. [3] They both received a state funeral in Paramaribo on 11 October 1959. [4] There is a jungle resort on the Tapanahony River near Paloemeu. [5]

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Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:[ citation needed ]

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing Airlines Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [6]
Gum Air Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [7]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

See also

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References

  1. Airport information for OEM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Bing Maps - Vincent Fayks
  3. "Accident Aero Commander 520 PZ-TAG, 06 Oct 1959".
  4. "De toespraken". Het nieuws (in Dutch). 12 October 1959.
  5. "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 192. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. Gum Air destinations