Albina Airstrip
Albina Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Albina, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°30′50″N 54°03′00″W / 5.51389°N 54.05000°W | ||||||||||
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Albina Airstrip (IATA: ABN, ICAO: SMBN) is an airport serving Albina, the capital of the Marowijne District of Suriname. It is one of the oldest airports in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.
The St Laurent du Maroni non-directional beacon (Ident: CW) is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the runway, across the Maroni River in French Guiana.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3] |
| Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4] |
| Pegasus Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Vortex Aviation Suriname | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for SMBN at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Albina
- ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gum Air destinations
External links
[edit]- Accident history for ABN at Aviation Safety Network
- Albina Airport
- OurAirports - Albina
- OpenStreetMap - Albina
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