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Djoemoe Airstrip

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
290 ft / 88 m

600
  
1,969

Elevation
  
88 m

Location
  
Djoemoe, Suriname

05/23
  
600

Address
  
Suriname

Code
  
DOE

Djoemoe Airstrip

Operator
  
Luchtvaartdienst Suriname

Djoemoe Airstrip (IATA: DOE, ICAO: SMDJ), (also called Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip) is an airstrip serving Djoemoe, Suriname.

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:

Accidents and incidents

  • On 29 October 1987 a Cessna U206F (PZ-NAU) was hijacked at the Djoemoe airstrip, Suriname, by members of the rebellion “Jungle Commando” of Ronnie Brunswijk. The pilot Dan Rogers returned to Paramaribo via French-Guyana after his release. In June 1988 the aircraft was returned to the MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Suriname after mediation of MAF Headquarters in California, USA and French Guyana.

    • References

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