| Zanderij | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Suriname |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Suriname |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Para |
| Subdivision Type2: | Resort |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zuid |
| Timezone: | ART |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 5.4564°N -55.2061°W |
Zanderij is a village located in the northern part of Suriname, situated 50 kilometres south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is located near the village.[1]
On 7 June 1989, Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashed in Zanderij, killing 178 of the 187 passengers on board, including a group of professional Dutch football players. Only 11 people and a dog survived. The dog was named "Lucky" by the police.[2]