Airports / French Guiana / MPY
Maripasoula Airport
SOOA / MPYMaripasoula, French GuianaELEV 406 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
110 nm
To the nearest alternate
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport (LDX).
Overview
Maripasoula Airport (SOOA / MPY) is a mid-sized airport serving Maripasoula, French Guiana. The field lies at an elevation of 406 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MPY has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport (LDX, 110 nm), Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY, 122 nm), and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM, 128 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MPY vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MPY, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SOOA
IATA
MPY
FAA / Local
SOOA
Elevation
406 ft
Coordinates
3.6559° N · 54.0394° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 110nmLDXSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni AirportSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- 122nmCAYCayenne – Félix Eboué AirportMatoury
- 128nmPBMJohan Adolf Pengel International AirportParamaribo
- 135nmOYPSaint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock AirportSaint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock
- 135nmOYKOiapoque AirportOiapoque
- 143nmSBTSTiriós AirportAldeia Tiriós
Location
Open the full mapSOOA · Maripasoula Airport · Maripasoula, French Guiana