Albina Airstrip

Albina Airstrip (IATA: ABN, ICAO: SMBN) is an airport serving Albina, the capital of the Marowijne District of Suriname. It is one of the oldest airports in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.

Albina Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationAlbina, Suriname
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates5°30′50″N 54°03′00″W
Map
SMBN is located in Suriname
SMBN
SMBN
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 760 2,493 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The St Laurent du Maroni non-directional beacon (Ident: CW) is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the runway, across the Maroni River in French Guiana.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Pegasus Air ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
United Air ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation SurinameCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

See also

References
  1. Airport information for SMBN at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Albina
  3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Gum Air destinations


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