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Kabalebo Airstrip

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
535 ft / 163 m

875
  
2,871

Operator
  
Luchtvaartdienst Suriname

Location
  
Kabalebo, Suriname

07/25
  
875

2,871
  
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Kabalebo Airstrip

Kabalebo Airstrip (ICAO: SMKA) serves the village of Kabalebo, Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.

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Facilities

The Kabalebo Airstrip has one long unpaved runway. The main-lodge of the Kabalebo Nature Resort and its swimming pool are adjacent to the runway.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, no scheduled services are offered from Kabalebo. Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

Accidents and incidents

  • On 23 June 1965 a Beech G18S, registration PZ-TAR from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij equipped with JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) rockets crashed at Kabalebo. Fortunately there were no fatalities; the pilot was J. den Besten.

    • References

    Kabalebo Airstrip Wikipedia
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