Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m 650 2,133 Code OEM | Location Paloemeu, Suriname 11/29 650 2,133 grass Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | |
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Vincent Fayks Airport (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA), in Pepejoe near 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. They both received a state funeral in Paramaribo on October 10, 1959. Paloemeu is a popular jungle resort on the Tapanahony River.
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References
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