Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip

Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip
	IATA: none; ICAO: SMSM;
Summary
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°WCoordinates: 2°21′15″N 56°47′35″W / 2.35417°N 56.79306°W
Map
	SMSM Location in Suriname
Runways
	Sources: GCM Google Maps

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.

Charters and destinations[]

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[3]
Caricom Airways	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[4]
	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAF	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Accidents and incidents[]

On 15 October 2009, an Antonov An-28 of Blue Wing Airlines, registered PZ-TST, departed the runway on landing and hit an obstacle. The aircraft was substantially damaged and four people were injured, one seriously.^[5]