Vincent Fayks Airport

Vincent Fayks Airport
IATA: OEM – ICAO: SMPA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Paloemeu, Suriname
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 3°20′45″N 55°26′30″W / 3.34583°N 55.44167°W / 3.34583; -55.44167Coordinates: 3°20′45″N 55°26′30″W / 3.34583°N 55.44167°W / 3.34583; -55.44167
Map
OEM

Location in Suriname

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 650 2,133 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Vincent Fayks Airport (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA), in Pepejoe near 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 October 10th, 1959. Paloemeu is a popular jungle resort on the Tapanahony River.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[6]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for OEM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Vincent Fayks
  3. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163559
  4. ↑ Blue Wings schedule
  5. ↑ Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Gum Air destinations


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