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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	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3]
Caricom Airways	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
United Air Services (UAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Vortex Aviation Suriname(VAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

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.[6]

See also

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

References

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