Djumu Airstrip

Djumu Airstrip (IATA: DOE, ICAO: SMDJ), (locally called Djoemoe Airstrip) is an airstrip serving Djumu, Suriname.

Djumu Airstrip

Djoemoe Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationDjumu, Suriname
Elevation AMSL290 ft / 88 m
Coordinates4°00′25″N 55°28′50″W
Map
DOE is located in Suriname
DOE
DOE
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 600 1,969 asphalt
Sources: GCM[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[2]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
United Air ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Vortex Aviation SurinameCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Accidents and incidents

  • Suriname On 29 October 1987 a Cessna U206F (PZ-NAU) was hijacked at the Djumu airstrip, Suriname, by members of the rebellion “Jungle Commando” of Ronnie Brunswijk. The pilot Dan Rogers returned to Paramaribo via French-Guyana after his release. In June 1988 the aircraft was returned to the MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Suriname after mediation of MAF Headquarters in California, USA and French Guiana.[4]

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