Henri Alwies Airstrip

Henri Alwies Airstrip
Henri Alwies Vliegveld
IATA: none – ICAO: SMHA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Saramacca, Suriname
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 05°49′20″N 055°38′22″W / 5.82222°N 55.63944°W / 5.82222; -55.63944
Map
SMHA

Location in Suriname

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 2,297 600 Base Course Gravel & Grass

Henri Alwies Airstrip (Dutch: Henri Alwies Vliegveld)[1][2] (IATA: SMHA), also known as Henri Alwies Airfield or Henri Alwies Vliegveld, is located in the Saramacca district of Suriname. This is one of the newest airports in Suriname, in use since April 5, 2012. It's the homebase of crop dusting company ERK Farms of the farmers family van Ravenswaay and also heavily used by the Gliders Club "Zweefvliegclub Akka". On March 24, 2013 an Open Day was held at the new Henri Alwies Airfield with multiple planes from Zorg en Hoop Airport[3] together with a demonstration from Skydive Free 2 Fly Suriname jumping parachutes from a privately owned Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (N26NB). Surinamese Minister Of Sport And Youth, Ismanto Adna, also participated with a tandem parachute jump. Also a nice crop dusting demonstration was performed by pilot Martin Veldkamp at the Henri Alwies airfield with a Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat B (PZ-USB) from "Erk Farms".[4]

Charters and destinations, Crop dusting

Charter Airlines & Crop Dusting companies serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Club SurinameParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Blue Wing Airlines[5]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Caricom Airways[6]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
ERK FarmsSaramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip
Gum Air[7]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services[8][9]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Kuyake Aviation Academy[10]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Overeem Air Service (OAS)Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Pegasus Air Services[11]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Zweefvliegclub AkkaSaramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip

References

  1. ↑ "Ag Cat flying in Saramacca" (in Dutch). Xavier van Ravenswaay. 24 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Skydiving in Saramacca Suriname" (in Dutch). Xavier van Ravenswaay. 24 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "BN-2 Islanders at Henry Alwies" (in Dutch). FlexyDemon. 25 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ag Cat Demo at Henry Alwies airstrip" (in Dutch). FlexyDemon. 24 March 2013.
  5. ↑ http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/
  6. ↑ http://www.caricomairways.com/destinations.html/
  7. ↑ http://www.gumair.com/destinations?5c9dc4b79c23ba6a007ee9697830b5e9=0719f9b031fbd87ec38c0eaeb912ae59
  8. ↑ http://www.hi-jethelicopters.com/
  9. ↑ http://www.hi-jetheli.com/#!
  10. ↑ http://www.kuyake-aviation.com/academy/
  11. ↑ http://www.pegasus.sr/


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