Coeroeni Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Coeroeni, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 479 ft / 146 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°22′15″N57°20′45″W / 3.37083°N 57.34583°W | ||||||||||
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  SMCI Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Coeroeni Airstrip( ICAO : SMCI) is an airstrip located near Kuruni (variant spellings: Coeroeni, Coeroenie, or Curuni) in Suriname. [3] It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. [4]
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [5] |
| Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [6] |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
| Vortex Aviation Suriname | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
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Sipaliwini Airstrip is an airstrip located near the village of Sipaliwini Savanna, in the most southern part of Suriname in the Sipaliwini District. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper and the runway of the airstrip was publicly opened in 1962.
Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onward.
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