Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
Location | Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 905 ft / 276 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 2°21′15″N 56°47′35″W / 2.35417°N 56.79306°W | ||||||||||
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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.
Kwamelasemoetoe is just east of the Tigri Area (in light grey on the map), a triangular section of land disputed with Guyana.
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
Airlines | Destinations |
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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 |