Djoemoe Airstrip

Djoemoe Airstrip (IATA: DOE, ICAO: SMDJ), (also called Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip) is an airstrip serving Djoemoe, Suriname.

Djoemoe Airstrip

Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationDjoemoe, Suriname
Elevation AMSL290 ft / 88 m
Coordinates4°00′25″N 55°28′50″W
Map
DOE
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 600 1,969 asphalt
Sources: GCM[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[2]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, 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 29 October 1987 a Cessna U206F (PZ-NAU) was hijacked at the Djoemoe airstrip, Suriname, by members of the rebellion “Jungle Commando” of Ronnie Brunswijk. The pilot Dan Rogers returned to Paramaribo via French-Guyana after his release. In June 1988 the aircraft was returned to the MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Suriname after mediation of MAF Headquarters in California, USA and French Guyana.[5]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for DOE at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Blue Wing destinations Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Caricom Airways destinations Archived March 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Gum Air destinations
  5. Aviation Safety Network Archived May 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine


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