Alupi Airstrip

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Alupi Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Serves Groot Henar, Suriname
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 5°49′10″N56°48′56″W / 5.81944°N 56.81556°W / 5.81944; -56.81556
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Alupi
Location of the airstrip in Suriname
Alupi Airstrip
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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05/237602,493Grass, asphalt
Sources: OurAirports [1] Bing Maps [2]

Alupi Airstrip is a rural airstrip in Groot Henar serving the rice growing region southeast of Nieuw Nickerie, in the Nickerie District of Suriname. The airstrip is next to the Nickerie River.

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Charters and destinations

Charter airlines and cropdusters serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing Airlines [3] Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Gum Air [4] Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services [5] Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Pegasus Air Services [6] Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop
Surinam Sky Farmers Cropdusting: Nickerie
Overeem Air Service Cropdusting: Nickerie
Coronie Aero Farming Cropdusting: Nickerie
ERK Farms Cropdusting: Nickerie
Eagle Air Services Cropdusting: Nickerie

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