Donderskamp Airstrip

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Donderskamp Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location Donderskamp
Coordinates 5°21′05″N56°21′40″W / 5.35139°N 56.36111°W / 5.35139; -56.36111 Coordinates: 5°21′05″N56°21′40″W / 5.35139°N 56.36111°W / 5.35139; -56.36111
Map
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SMDK
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/275351,755Grass
Sources: Bing Maps [1]

Donderskamp Airstrip( IATA : SMDK) is an airstrip near Donderskamp, Suriname.

Contents

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing Airlines Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [2]
Gum Air Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [3]
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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References

  1. Bing Maps - Select "Aerial" view
  2. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Destinations". Gum Air. Retrieved 2015-09-22.