Afobaka Airstrip
Brokopondo District, Suriname
Afobaka Airstrip (ICAO: SMAF) is an airstrip near Afobaka, a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The airstrip is primarily used for emergency evacuation and gold shipment. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the campsite of the Gross Rosebel gold mine, which has its own airstrip.
Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River, creating the Brokopondo Reservoir. The airstrip is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north of the dam.
Airlines serving this airport are:
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Afobakka Airstrip OurAirports - Afobakka Archived 2016-06-23 at the Wayback Machine OpenStreetMap - Afobaka
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.