Vincent Fayks Airstrip

Vincent Fajks Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationPaloemeu, Suriname
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates3°20′45″N 55°26′30″W / 3.34583°N 55.44167°W / 3.34583; -55.44167
Map
OEM is located in Suriname
OEM
OEM
Location in Suriname
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 650 2,133 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Bing Maps[2]

Vincent Fajks Airstrip (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA) is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 (PZ-TAG) airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.[3] They both received a state funeral in Paramaribo on 11 October 1959.[4] There is a jungle resort on the Tapanahony River near Paloemeu.[5]

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:[citation needed]

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[6]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[7]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for OEM at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Bing Maps - Vincent Fayks
  3. ^ "Accident Aero Commander 520 PZ-TAG, 06 Oct 1959".
  4. ^ "De toespraken". Het nieuws (in Dutch). 12 October 1959.
  5. ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 192. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. ^ Gum Air destinations


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