Cayana Airstrip

Cayana Airstrip Kajana Airstrip
IATA: AAJ ICAO: SMCA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Kajana, Suriname
Elevation AMSL	360 ft / 110 m
Coordinates	3°53′55″N 55°34′40″W
Map
AAJ Location of airport in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 500 1,640 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Cayana Airstrip (IATA: AAJ, ICAO: SMCA) is an airstrip serving the villages around Kajana in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The runway is just west of Kajana, across the Suriname River.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum Air	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
United Air Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation Suriname	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Accidents and incidents

• On June 18, 1982, Cessna U206G (PZ-TAC) from Gonini Air Service was damaged at the Cayana airstrip. The pilot was Mr. Kuiper, who escaped serious injuries.[5]

See also

• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

References

1. Airport information for AAJ at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Google Maps - Cayana Airstrip
3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Gum Air destinations
5. ASN 18 Jun 1982

External links

• OpenStreetMap – Cajana
• OurAirports – Cayana
• Geoview Terminal