Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip
Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Stoelmanseiland, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 187 ft / 57 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°21′05″N 54°25′05″W / 4.35139°N 54.41806°W | ||||||||||
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Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (IATA: SMZ, ICAO: SMST) is an airstrip serving Stoelmanseiland, an island on the eastern border of Suriname.
Charters and destinations
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Wing Airlines | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3] |
| Caricom Airways | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4] |
| Gum Air | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5] |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Suriname Air Force/ Surinaamse Luchtmacht | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAF | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Incidents and Accidents
On 15 May 1974 a Cessna 172K Skyhawk, registered PZ-NAB, from the Aero Club Suriname was written off at Stoelmans Eiland. There were no fatalities, the pilot was G. Brunings.- On 23 August 1974 a Cessna 337E Super Skymaster, registered PZ-PAS, from the Pater Albrinck Stichting was damaged at Stoelmans Eiland, the pilot was F. Siem Tjam.
On 9 October 1982 a Dornier DO 28D-1 Skyservant from Gum Air registered PZ-TBB and piloted by P.Gummels was damaged at Stoelmans Eiland, the airplane was later repaired.- On 18 October 1986 a De Havilland Canada DHC6-300 Twin Otter from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij, registered PZ-TCD, was hijacked by the Jungle Commando at Stoelmans Eiland, after landing. The airplane had departed Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport with 4 people on board. Lloyds paid FL 500000 to get the aircraft back. The hijacking lasted less than 1 day, there were 5 hijackers. The same airplane was sold years later, in 2005 to Gum Air, and is still flying in Suriname now registered PZ-TBY.[6][7][8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for SMZ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Stoelmans
- ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gum Air destinations
- ^ Landewers
- ^ Surinam Airways
- ^ Europeana
- ^ Digibron.nl
External links
- FallingRain - Stoelmans Eisland
- OurAirports - Stoelmans Eiland
- OpenStreetMaps - Stoelmans
- Accident history for Stoelmans Eiland at Aviation Safety Network
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