Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
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IATA = PBM
ICAO = SMJP
type = Public
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location = Paramaribo
elevation-f = 59
elevation-m = 18
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 11,417
r1-length-m = 3480
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport Airport codes|PBM|SMJP, also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij, 40 km south of Paramaribo. It is Suriname's main international gateway.

urinam Airways Flight PY764

On June 7, 1989, a Douglas DC-8 of Surinam Airways from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands crashed during approach to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 on-board. The crash was the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history. Among the dead were fifteen Surinamese-Dutch professional football players.

Airlines and destinations

*Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)
*KLM (Amsterdam)
*Insel Air (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St Maarten)
*Meta Linhas Aéreas (Belém, Boa Vista, Georgetown, Macapá)
*Surinam Airways (Amsterdam, Aruba, Belém, Curaçao, Miami via Aruba, Port of Spain)
*Air France (Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux)

External links

*WAD|SMJP