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  IATA PBM
  ICAO SMJP
  Type Public
  Closest Town Paramaribo
  Elevation Ft 59
  Elevation M 18



  Runway Angle 11/29
  Runway Length F 11,417
  Runway Length M 3480
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport , also known as '''Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport''', is an Airport located in the town of Zanderij , 40 km south of Paramaribo . It is Suriname 's main international gateway.


SURINAM AIRWAYS FLIGHT PY764

See Also: Surinam Airways Flight PY764


On June 7 , 1989 , a Douglas DC-8 of Surinam Airways from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands crashed during approach to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 on-board. The crash was the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history. Among the dead were fifteen Surinamese-Dutch professional football players.


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