Lelygebergte Airstrip Lely Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Lelygebergte, southwest plateau | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,217 ft / 676 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°16′05″N 54°44′35″W / 4.26806°N 54.74306°W | ||||||||||
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  SMTA Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Lelygebergte Airstrip (IATA: SMLI), is an airstrip on the southwestern plateau of Lelygebergte mountain, Suriname. It was built in the early 1970s by Suriname Aluminum Company, L.L.C. ("Suralco") to facilitate their exploration for bauxite.[2]