Raleigh Airstrip

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Raleigh Airstrip

Raleighvallen Airstrip
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Serves Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Elevation  AMSL 109 ft / 33 m
Coordinates 4°43′22″N56°12′30″W / 4.72278°N 56.20833°W / 4.72278; -56.20833
Map
Suriname location map.svg
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SMRA
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/275001,640Grass
Sources: Bing Maps [1] Google Maps [2]

Raleigh Vallen Airstrip( IATA : SMRA) is an airstrip serving the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. The runway is on Fungu Tabiki, [3] an island in the Coppename River.

Contents

The airstrip is an entry and/or exit point for many nature hiking tours [4] [5] [6] to the cascading Raleigh Falls and to Voltzberg, one of several black granite monoliths in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing Airlines Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [7]
Gum Air Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop [8]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

See also

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