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 | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3] |
| Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4] |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Vortex Aviation Suriname | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
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.[5]
References
- Airport information for SMPT at Great Circle Mapper.
- "HERE WeGo". maps.here.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013.
- Gum Air destinations
- "Database". landewers.net. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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