Lawa Antino Airstrip Explained

Lawa Antino Airstrip
Icao:SMTA
Type:Public
Operator:Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
City-Served:Benzdorp
Elevation-F:740
Coordinates:3.62°N -54.1431°W
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label:SMTA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:1155
R1-Surface:Gravel
Footnotes:Sources: Bing Maps[1] Antino Gold Project[2]

Lawa Antino Airstrip is an airstrip serving the gold mining concessions near the town of Benzdorp in Suriname. The runway is southwest of the town.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

Notable disasters

On April 3, 2008, an Antonov AN-28 airplane (PZ-TSO) operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashed upon landing at the Lawa Antino Airport near Benzdorp in which 19 people in total (2 crew, 17 passengers) were killed. The Lawa Antino airport is 5.60NaN0 west of Benzdorp.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bing.com/mapspreview?cp=3.62~-54.1435&lvl=16&style=a Bing Maps - Antino
  2. http://www.reuniongold.com/i/pdf/Antino43-101-Technical_Report-FINAL.pdf Antino Gold Project
  3. Web site: Crash Antonov AN-28 PZ-TSO. www.aviation-safety.net. en. 1 January 2023.