Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
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| Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PBM - ICAO: SMJP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Paramaribo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft (18 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 11,417 | 3480 | Asphalt |
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (IATA: PBM, ICAO: SMJP), also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij, 40 km south of Paramaribo. It is Suriname's main international gateway.
[edit] Surinam Airways Flight PY764
On June 7, 1989, a Douglas DC-8 of Surinam Airways from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands crashed during approach to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 on-board. The crash was the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history. Among the dead were fifteen Surinamese-Dutch professional football players.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air France (Cayenne) [1]
- Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)
- KLM (Amsterdam)
- Insel Air (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St Maarten)
- LIAT (Port of Spain, Georgetown) Starting April 2008
- Martinair (Amsterdam, through Port of Spain on Tuesdays)
- Meta Linhas Aéreas (Belém, Boa Vista, Georgetown)
- Surinam Airways (Amsterdam, Aruba, Belém, Curacao, Port of Spain)
[edit] External links
- Airport information for SMJP at World Aero Data
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