Sipaliwini Airstrip

Sipaliwini Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMSI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Sipaliwini Savanna, Suriname
Elevation AMSL	744 ft / 227 m
Coordinates	2°01′35″N 56°07′35″W / 2.02639°N 56.12639°W / 2.02639; -56.12639
Map
SMSI Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 530 1,739 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Bing Maps[2]

Sipaliwini Airstrip (IATA: SMSI) is an airstrip located near the village of Sipaliwini Savanna, in the most southern part of Suriname in the Sipaliwini District. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper and the runway of the airstrip was publicly opened in 1962.

The marked runway is 530 metres (1,740 ft) long, and has another 800 metres (2,600 ft) of unobstructed grass within the field boundaries on the east end.