Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip

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

Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip
IATA: SMZ ICAO: SMST
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Stoelmanseiland, Suriname
Elevation AMSL	187 ft / 57 m
Coordinates	4°21′05″N 54°25′05″W
Map
SMST Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 500 1,640 grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Charters and destinations

Charter 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
Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst / MAF	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Incidents and Accidents

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.[6][7][8][9]

See also

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

References

1. Airport information for SMZ at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Google Maps - Stoelmans
3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
5. Gum Air destinations
6. Landewers
7. Surinam Airways
8. Europeana
9. Digibron.nl

External links

• FallingRain - Stoelmans Eisland
• OurAirports - Stoelmans Eiland
• OpenStreetMaps - Stoelmans
• Accident history for Stoelmans Eiland at Aviation Safety Network