Coeroenie Airstrip Explained

Coeroeni Airstrip
Icao:	SMCI
Type:	Public
Operator:	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location:	Coeroeni, Suriname
Elevation-F:	479
Coordinates:	3.3708°N -57.3458°W
Pushpin Map:	Suriname
Pushpin Label:	SMCI
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Suriname
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	11/29
R1-Length-M:	1230
R1-Surface:	Grass
Footnotes:	Sources: GCM Google Maps^[1]

Coeroeni Airstrip is an airstrip located near Kuruni (variant spellings: Coeroeni, Coeroenie, or Curuni) in Suriname.^[2] It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.^[3]

Charters and destinations

Charter Airlines serving this airport are:

Accidents and incidents

• On 2 September 1960 a Cessna Bobcat UC-78C Bobcat, registration PZ-TAE from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij crashed at Curuni. There were no fatalities or injuries, the pilot was M. Wybenga.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

External links

• • OpenStreetMap – Coeroenie
• OurAirports – Coeroenie

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps/@3.3708247,-57.3457008,2899m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Coeroenie
2. Web site: Amotopoan trails : a recent archaeology of Trio movements - Page 5. University of Leiden. 15 June 2020.
3. Web site: Airstrip Coeroeni. TRIS Online. 15 June 2020. nl. 6 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106095728/https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris-in-suriname/de-kampementen-van-de-tris/airstrip-coeroeni/. dead.
4. http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT Aircraft disposition database
5. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163929 ASN 2 Sep 1960