Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport Nieuw Nickerie Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
Location | Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°57′20″N57°02′25″W / 5.95556°N 57.04028°W Coordinates: 05°57′20″N57°02′25″W / 5.95556°N 57.04028°W | ||||||||||
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Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (Dutch : Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld) [3] [4] ( IATA : ICK, ICAO : SMNI), also known as Nieuw Nickerie Airport, [5] [6] is near Nieuw Nickerie, the capital city of the Nickerie district in Suriname. This is one of the oldest airports in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.
Charter Airlines & Crop Dusting companies serving this airport are:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aero Club Suriname | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Blue Wing Airlines [7] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Caricom Airways [8] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Eagle Air Service | Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield |
ERK Farms | Saramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip |
Gum Air [9] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services [10] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Kuyake Aviation Academy [11] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Overeem Air Service (OAS) | Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield |
Pegasus Air Services [12] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Surinam Sky Farmers | Nickerie, Wageningen Airport |
United Air Services (UAS) | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
Nieuw Nickerie is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at 12,818. It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link.
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