Maripasoula Airport
Maripasoula Airport is an airport 3.5 km north of Maripasoula, a commune in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana. It is near the Lawa River, which forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport
- Also known as: “MARIPASOULA”, “MARIPASOULA airport”, “MPY”, and “SOOA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Antonio do Brinco and Nouveau Wakapou.
Antonio do Brinco
Village
Antonio do Brinco, also Albina 2, is a garimpeiros village in the Tapanahony resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Lawa River, and is next to Peruano, and opposite Maripasoula in French Guiana.
Nouveau Wakapou
Hamlet
Nouveau Wakapou, also Nouveau Wacapou, is an Aluku maroon village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. The village is located across the Surinamese gold mining village of Benzdorp.
Benzdorp
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Maripasoula Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Maripasoula, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, French Guiana, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
3.656° or 3° 39′ 22″ north
Longitude
-54.03933° or 54° 2′ 22″ west
Elevation
109 metres (358 feet)
Operator
Conseil Général de la Guyane
IATA airport code
MPY
ICAO airport code
SOOA
Open location code
68M7MX46+C7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Maripasoula Airport” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار ماريباسولا”
- Chinese: “马里帕苏拉机场”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven Maripasoula”
- French: “aérodrome de Maripasoula”
- French: “Aérodrome de Maripasoula”
- French: “MARIPASOULA”
- French: “SOOA”
- Hungarian: “Maripasoula repülőtér”
- Indonesian: “MPY”
- Indonesian: “SOOA”
- Japanese: “マリパスラ空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Maripasoula”
- Persian: “فرودگاه ماریپاسئولا”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Maripasoula”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Maripasoula”
- Russian: “Марипасула (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Марипасула”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Maripasoula”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Butte Sophie and La Montagne.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aérogare de Maripasoula and Sentier de la Crique Daouda.
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