Albina Airstrip

Albina Airstrip (IATA: ABN, ICAO: SMBN) is an airport serving Albina, the capital of the Marowijne District of Suriname. It 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.

Albina Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationAlbina, Suriname
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates5°30′50″N 54°03′00″W
Map
SMBN
Location in Suriname
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 760 2,493 Grass
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The St Laurent du Maroni non-directional beacon (Ident: CW) is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the runway, across the Maroni River in French Guiana.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[3]
Gum AirParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport[4]
Pegasus Air ServicesParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse LuchtmachtParamaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
United Air Services (UAS)Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Vortex Aviation Suriname(VAS)Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

See also

References
  1. Airport information for SMBN at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Albina
  3. Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Gum Air destinations


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