Henri Alwies Airstrip ( nl, Henri Alwies Vliegveld) , also known as Henri Alwies Airfield or Henri Alwies Vliegveld, is in the
Saramacca district
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of
Suriname. This is one of the newest airports in Suriname, in use since April 5, 2012.
It is the homebase of the crop dusting company ERK Farms, and was also heavily used by the Gliders Club Zweefvliegclub Akka.
History
On March 24, 2013, an Open Day was held at the new Henri Alwies Airfield with multiple planes from
Zorg en Hoop Airport
Zorg en Hoop Airport is an airport serving general aviation in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. It is west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora.
The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Run ...
and a demonstration from Skydive Free 2 Fly Suriname jumping parachutes from a privately owned
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (N26NB). Surinamese Minister Of Sport & Youth, Ismanto Adna, participated with a tandem parachute jump. A crop dusting demonstration was performed by pilot Martin Veldkamp with a
Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat B (PZ-USB) from ERK Farms.
Charters and destinations
Charter airlines
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Regulation
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serving this airport are:
See also
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List of airports in Suriname
This is a list of airports in Suriname, sorted by location.
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Transport in Suriname
The Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname) has a number of forms of transport. Transportation emissions are an increasing part of Suriname's contributions to climate change, as part of the Nationally Determined Contributions for the Par ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Alwies Airstrip
Airports in Suriname
Saramacca District
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