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.
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
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]