# Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM / SMPA)

**Vincent Fayks Airport** (IATA: OEM, ICAO: SMPA) is a small airport in Paloemeu, Sipaliwini, Suriname. It is operated by Luchtvaartdienst Suriname.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/smpa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OEM / SMPA
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
- Serves: Paloemeu, Sipaliwini, Suriname
- Elevation: 218 m / 714 ft
- Coordinates: 3.3461, -55.4437
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Paramaribo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Fayks_Airstrip (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649213
- Ident: SMPA

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Charter (1)

- [ORG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smzo.md) Zorg en Hoop Airport · Suriname · 276 km / 171 mi · Hi-Jet Helicopter Services, Gum Air, Blue Wing Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OEM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- BWI [Blue Wing Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-wing-airlines) · 1 · charter
- GUM [Gum Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gum-air) · 1 · charter
- Hi-Jet Helicopter Services · 1 · charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 218 m / 714 ft | =23,132 of 43,403 | =5,254 in South America | #9 in SR |

## Nearby airports

- [KCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smtp.md) Tepoe Airstrip · 37 km / 23 mi
- [SMPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smpt.md) Apetina Airstrip · 46 km / 29 mi
- [AAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smca.md) Cayana Airstrip · 63 km / 39 mi
- [DOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gy-doe.md) Djumu-Djomoe Airport · 73 km / 46 mi
- [SMTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smtb.md) Rudi Kappel Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [BTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gy-bto.md) Botopasi Airport · 97 km / 60 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Vincent Fayks Airstrip”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vincent_Fayks_Airstrip&oldid=1363086219), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/smpa/data