Poesoegroenoe Airstrip

Poesoegroenoe Airstrip (ICAO: SMPG) serves the village of Poesoegroenoe, in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.

Poesoegroenoe Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationPoesoegroenoe, Suriname
Elevation AMSL390 ft / 119 m
Coordinates4°23′52″N 55°47′35″W
Map
SMPG
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 750 2,461 gravel
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3]
Caricom AirwaysParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

Accidents or incidents
  • On 21 August 2008 an Overeem Air Service Cessna 207 Skywagon ran off the runway at Poesoegroenoe Airstrip (ICAO: SMPG) during take-off when engine failure occurred. Luckily of the six people on board everyone survived, with only two people minorly injured.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for SMPG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Poesoegroenoe
  3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Gum Air destinations
  5. waterkant.net
  6. ASN



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