Avanavero Airstrip
Airport in Avanavero, Suriname From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avanavero Airstrip (ICAO: SMVO), near Avanavero, Suriname. It was one of the airstrips constructed in the aftermath of Operation Grasshopper.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Avanavero, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°49′30″N 57°17′00″W | ||||||||||
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 SMVO Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Facilities
The Avanavero Airstrip has one unpaved runway. It is built near the Avanavero Falls, locally called Avanavero Vallen or Avanavero Sula.
Airlines and destinations
Currently, no scheduled services are offered from Kabalebo. Charter airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[2] |
| Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3] |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4][5] |
| United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
Accidents and incidents
On 8 May 1967 a helicopter Agusta-Bell 47J-2A, with Dutch registration PH-VAS made an emergency landing. The helicopter from General Aviation at Rotterdam Airport, the Netherlands was flying from its base Avanavero (SMVO), Suriname under contract for SLM used on a Hydro Electric Power Project for "Bureau Waterkracht Werken". At take off from Avanavero Airfield (SMVO) on an oil supply flight the wind blew the main rotor from PH-VAS into a wooden flag-pole, forcing the Dutch pilot Mr. P.H. Janssen to make an emergency running landing. The damage was small and no injuries occurred.[6][7]
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