Coeroenie Airstrip

Coeroeni Airstrip (ICAO: SMCI) is an airstrip located near Kuruni (variant spellings: Coeroeni, Coeroenie, or Curuni) in Suriname.[3] It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.[4]

Coeroeni Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationCoeroeni, Suriname
Elevation AMSL479 ft / 146 m
Coordinates3°22′15″N 57°20′45″W
Map
SMCI
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,230 4,035 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[6]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[7]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, 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 2 September 1960 a Cessna Bobcat UC-78C Bobcat, registration PZ-TAE from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij crashed at Curuni. There were no fatalities or injuries, the pilot was M. Wybenga.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Coeroenie Airstrip at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Coeroenie
  3. "Amotopoan trails : a recent archaeology of Trio movements - Page 5". University of Leiden. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Airstrip Coeroeni". TRIS Online (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Gum Air destinations
  8. Aircraft disposition database
  9. ASN 2 Sep 1960


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