| Amatopo Airstrip | |
| Icao: | SMAM |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Location: | Amatopo, Suriname |
| Coordinates: | 3.5472°N -57.6319°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
| Pushpin Label: | SMAM |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Suriname |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-M: | 700 |
| R1-Surface: | grass |
| Footnotes: | Sources: GCM HERE Maps[1] |
Amatopo Airstrip is an airstrip located near Amatopo in Suriname.
Airlines providing charter flights to this airport are:
On 14 November 1976, a de Havilland Canada DHC6-100 Twin Otter, registered PZ-TAV of the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij was involved in a freak incident at the Amatopo Airstrip. The co-pilot, M. van Waveren, was killed when he walked into the running propeller after the landing. The plane was piloted by G. Brunings.[2]From the airstrip there is a tour starting with an 800-meter walk through the rainforest, and then transported by dugout canoe (about 30 minute boat trip) to beautiful Arapahu Island[3] on the Corantijn River, where tourist lodges are available.