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Vincent Fayks Airstrip

Airport in Paloemeu, Suriname

OEM

Location in Suriname

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
11/29	650	2,133	grass

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]

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:^{[citation needed]}

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop^[6]
Gum Air	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop^[7]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

References

^ 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.
^ "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
^ Gum Air destinations