Apetina Airstrip

Apetina Airstrip (ICAO: SMPT) is an airstrip near the village Apetina in Suriname.

Apetina Airstrip Apetina Kondre Airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: SMPT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Apetina, Suriname
Coordinates	3°30′10″N 55°03′30″W
Map
SMPT Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 430 1,411 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] HERE Maps[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
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]

See also

• Suriname portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

References

1. Airport information for SMPT at Great Circle Mapper.
2. "HERE WeGo". maps.here.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
3. "Blue Wings schedule". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013.
4. Gum Air destinations
5. "Database". landewers.net. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.