Kabalebo Airstrip

Airport in Kabalebo, Suriname
SMKA is located in Suriname
SMKA
SMKA
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 875 2,871 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Kabalebo Airstrip (ICAO: SMKA) serves the village of Kabalebo, Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.

Facilities

The Kabalebo Airstrip has one long unpaved runway. The main-lodge of the Kabalebo Nature Resort[3][4] and its swimming pool are adjacent to the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, no scheduled services are offered from Kabalebo. Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[5]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[6]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
United Air ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Accidents and incidents

  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) On 23 June 1965 a Beech G18S, registration PZ-TAR from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) rockets crashed at Kabalebo. There were no fatalities; the pilot was J. den Besten.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for SMKA at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Kabalebo
  3. ^ Kabalebo Nature Resort
  4. ^ Suriname Holidays[dead link]
  5. ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Gum Air destinations
  7. ^ Aircraft database

External links

  • OpenStreetMap - Kabalebo
  • OurAirports - Kabalebo
  • Kabalebo Airport


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