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Oelemari Airstrip is an
airstrip An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
located near the
Oelemari River Oelemari River (also Ulemari) is a river of Suriname. The Oelemari River flows into the Litani (Maroni tributary), Litani which is a tributary to the Maroni River, Marowijne. The river is sourced from the Oranjegebergte which in turn is a subdivisi ...
in
Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
. This small grass airstrip was constructed as part of the
Operation Grasshopper Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onward. The project was the brainchild of the Minister of Develo ...
project in
Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
.


Airstrip history

The Oelemari Airstrip is a small airport with an unpaved runway in southwestern Suriname of which the runway is laid out in the framework of
Operation Grasshopper Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onward. The project was the brainchild of the Minister of Develo ...
and it is named after the
Oelemari River Oelemari River (also Ulemari) is a river of Suriname. The Oelemari River flows into the Litani (Maroni tributary), Litani which is a tributary to the Maroni River, Marowijne. The river is sourced from the Oranjegebergte which in turn is a subdivisi ...
. Beginning 1960 an expedition, led by Ir. Herman I.L. van Eyck, arrived there to be able to start the construction of the runway. On July 9 of that year a
Northrop YC-125 Raider The Northrop YC-125 Raider was a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport built by Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California. Design and development Northrop's first postwar civil design was a three-engined STOL passenger and carg ...
, a three-engined
STOL A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft that has short runway requirements for takeoff and landing. Many STOL-designed aircraft also feature various arrangements for use on airstrips with harsh conditio ...
utility transport airplane landed there for the first time, which was used for further construction. More than a month later that same plane, which was leased by the
Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij Surinam Airways ( nl, Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials ''SLM'', is the flag carrier of Suriname, based in Paramaribo. It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Penge ...
from Ambrose Aviation in the U.S., crashed there. Oelemari was opened for public traffic in March 1962.


Charters and destinations

Airlines serving charter flights to this airport are:


Accidents and incidents

*On 15 August 1960 a Northrop YC-125B Raider stalled during landing at Oelemari and was reported written-off with no fatalities. The pilot was D.L. Walker. The airplane was leased by the Surinamese Government/SLM from Ambrose Aviation for equipment transport for landing-strip construction, under "
Operation Grasshopper Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onward. The project was the brainchild of the Minister of Develo ...
".


See also

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List of airports in Suriname This is a list of airports in Suriname, sorted by location. Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America. It is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is sha ...
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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 Paris ...


References

Airports in Suriname Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-airport-stub