Amatopo Airstrip

Amatopo Airstrip
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 / 3.54722°N 57.63194°WCoordinates: 3°32′50″N 57°37′55″W / 3.54722°N 57.63194°W
Map
	SMAM Location in Suriname
Runways
	Sources: GCM HERE Maps

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

Charters and destinations[]

Airlines providing charter flights to this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[3]
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[4]
	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
(VAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

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.