Afobaka Airstrip

IATA: none – ICAO: SMAF

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Luchtvaartdienst Suriname

Location

Afobaka, Suriname

Elevation AMSL

10 ft / 3 m

Coordinates

4°59′54″N 54°59′31″W / 4.9982°N 54.9919°WCoordinates: 4°59′54″N 54°59′31″W / 4.9982°N 54.9919°W

Map

SMAF

Location in Suriname

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
	3,937	1,200	grass

Afobaka Airstrip (ICAO: SMAF) is an airstrip located near Afobaka, a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname with one grass runway. The airstrip with an approximate length of 1.2 kilometers is primarily used for emergency evacuation, and gold shipment. The airstrip is located 5 kilometers from the campsite of the Gross Rosebel gold mine, which also has its own 1 kilometer long Gross Rosebel Airstrip.

History of the airstrip

Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River, creating the Brokopondo Reservoir. The Afobaka Airstrip is nearby this Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, and also called the "Brokopondo stuwmeer". It is named after the Surakarta-born Dutch hydro-logical engineer Willem Johan van Blommestein.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[1]
Caricom Airways	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[2]
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[3]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

References

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