Apetina Airstrip
Apetina Airstrip (ICAO: SMPT) is an airstrip near the village Apetina in Suriname.
Apetina Airstrip Apetina Kondre Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Apetina, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°30′10″N 55°03′30″W | ||||||||||
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  SMPT Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
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 |
| United Air Services (UAS) | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Vortex Aviation Suriname(VAS) | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Accidents and incidents
On 25 September 1986 a Cessna U206G Stationair 6, registration PZ-TAC from Gonini Air Service was hijacked at Apetina kondre airstrip by rebels of the "Jungle Commando" of Ronnie Brunswijk. The pilot (O. van Amson jr.) was forced to fly the aircraft to an unknown location. In May 1988 the airplane was at the Botopasi Airstrip in Suriname with a flat tire; apparently at that time in use by the jungle commando. The aircraft never returned to the owner and was canceled from the Surinamese Aviation register in 1993.[6]
See also
- Suriname portal
Aviation portal- List of airports in Suriname
- Transport in Suriname
References
- Airport information for SMPT at Great Circle Mapper.
- HERE/Nokia - Apetina
- Blue Wings schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Gum Air destinations
- http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT
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