Tafelberg Airstrip

Tafelberg Airstrip
Rudi Kappel Airstrip
IATA: noneICAO: SMTB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Tafelberg, Suriname
Elevation AMSL 1,112 ft / 339 m
Coordinates 3°47′15″N 56°09′00″W / 3.78750°N 56.15000°W / 3.78750; -56.15000Coordinates: 3°47′15″N 56°09′00″W / 3.78750°N 56.15000°W / 3.78750; -56.15000
Map
SMTB

Location in Suriname

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,200 3,937 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] HERE/Nokia Maps[3]

Tafelberg Airstrip (ICAO: SMTB) is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the Tafelberg mesa in Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It is also known as Rudi Kappel Airstrip, after the co-pilot of a flight that crashed near Vincent Fayks Airport.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[6]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Accidents and incidents

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.