Vincent Fayks Airport

Vincent Fajks Airstrip is an airstrip serving , . The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “OEM”, “Paloemeu Airport”, “Palumeu Airport”, “SMPA”, “Vincent Faiks Airport”, and “Vincent Fayks Airstrip”
  • Historically known as: “Pisori Airport”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paloemeu.

Hamlet
or Palumeu is an Amerindian village in the interior of , situated at the site where the joins the Tapanahoni River. Most inhabitants of the village are native Tiriyó Amerindians.

Vincent Fayks Airport

Latitude
3.34613° or 3° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
-55.44394° or 55° 26′ 38″ west
Elevation
162 metres (531 feet)
IATA airport code
OEM
ICAO airport code
SMPA
United Nations Location Code
SR OEM
Open location code
68M68HW4+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 962344263
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
3382808
Wiki­data ID
Q649213
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Vincent Fayks Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Vincent Fayks”
  • Dutch: “Vincent Fayks Airstrip”
  • Dutch: “Vincent Fayks Vliegveld”
  • Indonesian: “OEM”
  • Indonesian: “SMPA”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Vincent Faiks”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه وینسنت فیکس”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Vincent Fayks”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Vincent Fayks”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Vincent Fayks”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи винснт фикс”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palumeu and Palumeu village.

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