Amatopo Airstrip

Amatopo Airstrip (ICAO: SMAM) is an airstrip located near Amatopo in Suriname.

Amatopo Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMAM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Amatopo, Suriname
Coordinates	3°32′50″N 57°37′55″W
Map
SMAM Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 700 2,297 grass
Sources: GCM[1] HERE Maps[2]

Charters and destinations

Airlines providing charter flights to this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum Air	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Pegasus Air Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation Suriname	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Incidents and accidents

• On 14 November 1976, a de Havilland Canada DHC6-100 Twin Otter, registered PZ-TAV of the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij was involved in a freak incident at the Amatopo Airstrip. The co-pilot, M. van Waveren, was killed when he walked into the running propeller after the landing. The plane was piloted by G. Brunings.^[5]

Tourism

From the airstrip there is a tour starting with an 800-meter walk through the rainforest, and then transported by dugout canoe (about 30 minute boat trip) to beautiful Arapahu Island^[6] on the Corantijn River, where tourist lodges are available.

See also

• Suriname portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname