Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationStoelmanseiland, Suriname
Elevation AMSL187 ft / 57 m
Coordinates4°21′05″N 54°25′05″W / 4.35139°N 54.41806°W / 4.35139; -54.41806
Map
SMST is located in Suriname
SMST
SMST
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 500 1,640 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (IATA: SMZ, ICAO: SMST) is an airstrip serving Stoelmanseiland, an island on the eastern border of Suriname.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

Incidents and Accidents

  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) On 15 May 1974 a Cessna 172K Skyhawk, registered PZ-NAB, from the Aero Club Suriname was written off at Stoelmans Eiland. There were no fatalities, the pilot was G. Brunings.
  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) On 23 August 1974 a Cessna 337E Super Skymaster, registered PZ-PAS, from the Pater Albrinck Stichting was damaged at Stoelmans Eiland, the pilot was F. Siem Tjam.
  • Suriname On 9 October 1982 a Dornier DO 28D-1 Skyservant from Gum Air registered PZ-TBB and piloted by P.Gummels was damaged at Stoelmans Eiland, the airplane was later repaired.
  • Suriname On 18 October 1986 a De Havilland Canada DHC6-300 Twin Otter from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij, registered PZ-TCD, was hijacked by the Jungle Commando at Stoelmans Eiland, after landing. The airplane had departed Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport with 4 people on board. Lloyds paid FL 500000 to get the aircraft back. The hijacking lasted less than 1 day, there were 5 hijackers. The same airplane was sold years later, in 2005 to Gum Air, and is still flying in Suriname now registered PZ-TBY.[5][6][7][8]

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