Kabalebo Airstrip Explained

Kabalebo Airstrip
Icao:	SMKA
Type:	Public
Operator:	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location:	Kabalebo, Suriname
Elevation-F:	535
Coordinates:	4.4069°N -57.2236°W
Pushpin Map:	Suriname
Pushpin Label:	SMKA
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Suriname
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	07/25
R1-Length-M:	875
R1-Surface:	grass
Footnotes:	Sources: GCM Google Maps^[1]

Kabalebo Airstrip serves the village of Kabalebo, Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.

Facilities

The Kabalebo Airstrip has one long unpaved runway.The main-lodge of the Kabalebo Nature Resort^{[2] [3]} 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. There were no fatalities; the pilot was J. den Besten.^[4]

See also

• • • List of airports in Suriname
• Transport in Suriname

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Kabalebo
• OurAirports - Kabalebo
• Kabalebo Airport

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps/@4.40694,-57.22361,1622m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Kabalebo
2. http://kabalebo.com/site/ Kabalebo Nature Resort
3. http://www.surinameholidays-booking.nl/suriname-holidays/jungle-expedities.php?id=152 Suriname Holidays
4. http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT Aircraft database