Poesoegroenoe Airstrip
Poesoegroenoe Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Poesoegroenoe, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 390 ft / 119 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°23′52″N 55°47′35″W / 4.39778°N 55.79306°W | ||||||||||
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Poesoegroenoe Airstrip (ICAO: SMPG) serves the village of Poesoegroenoe, in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.
Charters and destinations
[edit]Charter airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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 |
Accidents or incidents
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On 21 August 2008 an Overeem Air Service Cessna 207 Skywagon ran off the runway at Poesoegroenoe Airstrip (ICAO: SMPG) during take-off when engine failure occurred. Luckily of the six people on board everyone survived, with only two people minorly injured.[5][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for SMPG at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Poesoegroenoe
- ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gum Air destinations
- ^ waterkant.net
- ^ ASN
External links
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