Lawa Antino Airstrip

Lawa Antino Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMAN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Serves	Benzdorp
Elevation AMSL	740 ft / 226 m
Coordinates	3°37′12″N 54°08′35″W
Map
SMTA Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 1,155 3,789 Gravel
Sources: Bing Maps[1] Antino Gold Project[2]

Lawa Antino Airstrip (ICAO: SMAN) is an airstrip serving the gold mining concessions near the town of Benzdorp in Suriname. The runway is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of the town.

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:

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

Notable disasters

On April 3, 2008, an Antonov AN-28 airplane (PZ-TSO) operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashed upon landing at the Lawa Antino Airport near Benzdorp in which 19 people in total (2 crew, 17 passengers) were killed. The Lawa Antino airport is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Benzdorp.[5]

See also

• Suriname portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

References

1. Bing Maps - Antino
2. Antino Gold Project
3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Gum Air destinations
5. "Crash Antonov AN-28 PZ-TSO". www.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 1 January 2023.