Henri Alwies Airstrip

Henri Alwies Airstrip, also known as Henri Alwies Airfield or Henri Alwies Vliegveld, is in the Saramacca district of Suriname. This is one of the newest airports in Suriname, in use since April 5, 2012.
It is the homebase of the crop dusting company ERK Farms, and was also heavily used by the Gliders Club Zweefvliegclub Akka.

History

On March 24, 2013, an Open Day was held at the new Henri Alwies Airfield with multiple planes from Zorg en Hoop Airport and a demonstration from Skydive Free 2 Fly Suriname jumping parachutes from a privately owned Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander. Surinamese Minister Of Sport & Youth, Ismanto Adna, participated with a tandem parachute jump. A crop dusting demonstration was performed by pilot Martin Veldkamp with a Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat B from ERK Farms.

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines and cropdusters serving this airport are: