Tafelberg Airstrip

Tafelberg Airstrip
Rudi Kappel Airstrip
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Tafelberg, Suriname
Elevation AMSL 1,112 ft / 339 m
Coordinates 3°47′15″N 56°09′00″W / 3.78750°N 56.15000°W / 3.78750; -56.15000Coordinates: 3°47′15″N 56°09′00″W / 3.78750°N 56.15000°W / 3.78750; -56.15000
Map
SMTB
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,200 3,937 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] HERE/Nokia Maps[3]

Tafelberg Airstrip (ICAO: SMTB) is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the Tafelberg mesa in Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It is also known as Rudi Kappel Airstrip, after the co-pilot of a flight that crashed near Vincent Fayks Airport.

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[5]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[6]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Accidents and incidents

  • Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) On 25 October, 1968 a Douglas C-47A PH-DAA of KLM Aerocarto flew into Tafelberg following an engine failure whilst on a survey flight. The aircraft collided with the mountain in cloud, killing three of the five people on board.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for SMTB at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Tafelberg
  3. ↑ HERE/Nokia - Tafelberg
  4. ↑ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Caricom destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Gum Air destinations
  7. ↑ "PH-DAA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.


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