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Lawa Anapaike Airstrip (ICAO: SMLA) is an airstrip serving the Wayana village of Kawemhakan on the Lawa River in Suriname. The airstrip of this relatively modern indigenous village is named after its former chief Anapaike.

Lawa Anapaike Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMLA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Anapaike, Suriname
Elevation AMSL	373 ft / 114 m
Coordinates	3°24′40″N 54°01′40″W
Map
SMLA Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 580 1,903 Grass 09/27 560 1,837 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] HERE Maps[2]

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3]
Caricom Airways	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/ Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAF	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
United Air Services (UAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Vortex Aviation Suriname(VAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Incidents and accidents

• On 29 March 2012 a Blue Wing Airlines Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (PZ-TSK) veered to the left of the runway at the Lawa Anapaike Airstrip hitting some tree stumps during its landing. The airplane was lightly damaged, but all ten occupants, the pilot and nine passengers escaped unhurt.[6]

See also

•  Suriname portal
•  Aviation portal
• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

References

External links

• OpenStreetMaps - Anapaike

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