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Gummels Heliport

Coordinates: 5°51′24″N 55°11′35″W / 5.8567°N 55.1930°W / 5.8567; -55.1930
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Gummels Heliport

Gummels Heliport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationKwatta, Suriname
Coordinates5°51′24″N 55°11′35″W / 5.8567°N 55.1930°W / 5.8567; -55.1930
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SMHP is located in Suriname
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Sources: Google Maps[1]

Gummels Heliport (ICAO: SMHP), is the first dedicated Heliport built in Suriname at the Gummelsweg in the neighborhood of Kwatta near the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. Privately owned and used by the Gummels family who also own the Gum Air airline and the crop dust service Surinam Sky Farmers. The heliport is mainly used for helicopter charters and primarily for offshore development activities.

Charters

Major charter airlines and others serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Era Helicopters[2]Paramaribo, Gummels Heliport
Gum Air[3]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services[4]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Overeem Air Service (OAS)Nickerie, Major Henk Fernandes Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Pegasus Air Services[5]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinam Sky FarmersNickerie, Wageningen Airport
United Air Services (UAS)Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

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