Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport

Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport
Nieuw Nickerie Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 05°57′20″N 57°02′25″W / 5.95556°N 57.04028°W / 5.95556; -57.04028Coordinates: 05°57′20″N 57°02′25″W / 5.95556°N 57.04028°W / 5.95556; -57.04028
Map
SMNI
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 700 2,297 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (Dutch: Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld)[3][4] (IATA: ICK, ICAO: SMNI), also known as Nieuw Nickerie Airport,[5][6] is near Nieuw Nickerie, the capital city of the Nickerie district in Suriname. This is one of the oldest airports in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.

Charters and destinations, Crop dusting

Charter Airlines & Crop Dusting companies serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Club SurinameParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Blue Wing Airlines[7]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Caricom Airways[8]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Eagle Air ServiceNickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield
ERK FarmsSaramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip
Gum Air[9]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services[10]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Kuyake Aviation Academy[11]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Overeem Air Service (OAS)Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield
Pegasus Air Services[12]Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinam Sky FarmersNickerie, Wageningen Airport

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for ICK at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  3. ↑ "Nickerianen nemen massaal afscheid van Lachmon" (in Dutch). Nickerie.Net. 25 October 2001.
  4. ↑ "Weg naar vliegveld Nickerie wordt alvast geëgaliseerd" (in Dutch). Dagblad Suriname. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Airport information for SMNI at Great Circle Mapper.
  6. ↑ Accident history for ICK at Aviation Safety Network
  7. ↑ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Caricom destinations Archived September 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ User, Super. "Gum Air - Destinations". www.gumair.com.
  10. ↑ Hi Jet Helicopters Archived December 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Kuyake Aviation Academy Archived December 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "Pegasus". www.pegasus.sr.


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