Kabalebo Airstrip
Appearance
Kabalebo Airstrip | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
Location | Kabalebo, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 535 ft / 163 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 004°24′25″N 057°13′25″W / 4.40694°N 57.22361°W | ||||||||||
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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:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[5] |
Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[6] |
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
Accidents and incidents
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
- ^ Airport information for SMKA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Kabalebo
- ^ Kabalebo Nature Resort
- ^ Suriname Holidays[dead link]
- ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gum Air destinations
- ^ Aircraft database
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