Henri Alwies Airstrip
Henri Alwies Airstrip Henri Alwies Vliegveld | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
Location | , Saramacca, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 5°49′55″N 55°38′15″W / 5.83194°N 55.63750°WCoordinates: 5°49′55″N 55°38′15″W / 5.83194°N 55.63750°W | ||||||||||
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SMHA Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Sources: Google Maps[1] |
Henri Alwies Airstrip (Dutch: Henri Alwies Vliegveld)[2][3] (IATA: SMHA), also known as Henri Alwies Airfield or Henri Alwies Vliegveld, is in the Saramacca district of Suriname. This is one of the newest airports in Suriname, in use since April 5, 2012.
It is the homebase of the crop dusting company ERK Farms, and is also heavily used by the Gliders Club Zweefvliegclub Akka.
History[]
On March 24, 2013 an Open Day was held at the new Henri Alwies Airfield with multiple planes from Zorg en Hoop Airport[4] and a demonstration from Skydive Free 2 Fly Suriname jumping parachutes from a privately owned Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (N26NB). Surinamese Minister Of Sport & Youth, Ismanto Adna, participated with a tandem parachute jump. A crop dusting demonstration was performed by pilot Martin Veldkamp with a Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat B (PZ-USB) from ERK Farms.[5]
Charters, destinations, and crop dusting[]
Charter airlines and crop dusting companies serving this airport are:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport | |
Blue Wing Airlines[6] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Caricom Airways[7] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Saramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip | |
Gum Air[8] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
[9] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
[10] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
(OAS) | Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield |
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
[11] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Saramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip |
See also[]
- Suriname portal
- Aviation portal
- List of airports in Suriname
- Transport in Suriname
References[]
- ^ Google Maps - Henri Alwies
- ^ "Ag Cat flying in Saramacca" (in Dutch). Xavier van Ravenswaay. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Skydiving in Saramacca Suriname" (in Dutch). Xavier van Ravenswaay. 24 March 2013.
- ^ "BN-2 Islanders at Henry Alwies" (in Dutch). FlexyDemon. 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Ag Cat Demo at Henry Alwies airstrip" (in Dutch). FlexyDemon. 24 March 2013.
- ^ Blue Wing Airlines schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Caricom Airways destinations Archived September 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gum Air destinations
- ^ Hi-Jet Helicopter Archived December 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kuyake Aviation Academy Archived December 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pegasus Air Services
External links[]
- Airports in Suriname
- Saramacca District
- South American airport stubs
- Suriname geography stubs