Lawa Tabiki Airstrip
Lawa Tabiki Airstrip is a small airstrip serving Benzdorp, Suriname. The runway is on an island in the Lawa River, which forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Suriname
- Also known as: “Lawa Tabiki” and “SMTA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benzdorp and Nouveau Wakapou.
Benzdorp
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Benzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz.
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.
Maripasoula
Town
Photo: Julien Ateni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maripasoula, previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of 18,360 km2, Maripasoula is the largest commune of France. Maripasoula is situated 7 km southeast of Lawa Tabiki Airstrip.
Lawa Tabiki Airstrip
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Sipaliwini District, Suriname, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
3.68007° or 3° 40′ 48″ northLongitude
-54.08509° or 54° 5′ 6″ westElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Operator
Luchtvaartdienst SurinameOpen location code
68M7MWJ7+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4588931160OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
3382991Wikidata ID
Q6503546
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tajik—“Lawa Tabiki Airstrip” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lawa Tabiki Airstrip”
- Indonesian: “SMTA”
- Persian: “فرودگاه تک بانده لاوا تابیکی”
- Persian: “فرودگاه تکبانده لاوا تابیکی”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи такбондҳ лово тобики”
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