Global InformationVincent Fayks Airstrip information
Vincent Fajks Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Paloemeu, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°20′45″N 55°26′30″W / 3.34583°N 55.44167°W | ||||||||||
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  OEM Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Sources: GCM[1] Bing Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Vincent Fajks Airstrip (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA) is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 (PZ-TAG) airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.[3] They both received a state funeral in Paramaribo on 11 October 1959.[4] There is a jungle resort on the Tapanahony River near Paloemeu.[5]
- ^ Airport information for OEM at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Bing Maps - Vincent Fayks
- ^ "Accident Aero Commander 520 PZ-TAG, 06 Oct 1959".
- ^ "De toespraken". Het nieuws (in Dutch). 12 October 1959.
- ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 192. Retrieved 13 January 2022.