Henri Alwies Airstrip
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Henri Alwies Airstrip Henri Alwies Vliegveld | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Antongron, Saramacca, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°49′55″N 55°38′15″W / 5.83194°N 55.63750°W | ||||||||||
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  SMHA Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Sources: Google Maps[1] | |||||||||||
Henri Alwies Airstrip (Dutch: Henri Alwies Vliegveld)[2][3] (IATA: SMHA), also known as Henri Alwies Airfield or Henri Alwies Vliegveld, is in the Saramacca district of Suriname. This is one of the newest airports in Suriname, in use since April 5, 2012.
It is the homebase of the crop dusting company ERK Farms, and was also heavily used by the Gliders Club Zweefvliegclub Akka.
On March 24, 2013, an Open Day was held at the new Henri Alwies Airfield with multiple planes from Zorg en Hoop Airport[4] and a demonstration from Skydive Free 2 Fly Suriname jumping parachutes from a privately owned Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (N26NB). Surinamese Minister Of Sport & Youth, Ismanto Adna, participated with a tandem parachute jump. A crop dusting demonstration was performed by pilot Martin Veldkamp with a Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat B (PZ-USB) from ERK Farms.[5]
Charters and destinations
Charter airlines and cropdusters serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Wing Airlines[6] | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Gum Air[7] | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services[8] | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Pegasus Air Services[9] | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Surinam Sky Farmers | Cropdusting: Saramacca |
| Overeem Air Service | Cropdusting: Saramacca |
| Coronie Aero Farming | Cropdusting: Saramacca |
| ERK Farms | Cropdusting: Saramacca |
| Eagle Air Services | Cropdusting: Saramacca |
