Kabalebo Airstrip

{{Infobox airport | name = Kabalebo Airstrip | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = | image-width = | caption = | IATA = | ICAO = SMKA | type = Public | owner = | operator = Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | city-served = | location = Kabalebo, Suriname | elevation-f = 535 | elevation-m = | coordinates = {{coord|004|24|25|N|057|13|25|W|region:SR|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Suriname | pushpin_label = SMKA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Suriname | website = | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 07/25 | r1-length-f = | r1-length-m = 875 | r1-surface = grass | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = Sources: GCM<ref>{{GCM|SMKA}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@4.40694,-57.22361,1622m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Kabalebo]</ref> }}

'''Kabalebo Airstrip''' {{Airport codes||SMKA}} 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<ref>[http://kabalebo.com/site/ Kabalebo Nature Resort]</ref><ref>[http://www.surinameholidays-booking.nl/suriname-holidays/jungle-expedities.php?id=152 Suriname Holidays]{{dead link|date=May 2016}}</ref> 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: {{Airport-dest-list |Blue Wing Airlines|'''Charter:''' Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop<ref>[http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/ Blue Wing schedule] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522130705/http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/ |date=2013-05-22 }}</ref> |Gum Air|'''Charter:''' Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop<ref>[http://www.gumair.com/destinations?5c9dc4b79c23ba6a007ee9697830b5e9=0719f9b031fbd87ec38c0eaeb912ae59 Gum Air destinations]</ref> |Hi-Jet Helicopter Services|'''Charter:''' Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |United Air Services|'''Charter:''' Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop }}

== Accidents and incidents == *{{flagicon|Dutch Guiana}} 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.<ref>[http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT Aircraft database] </ref>

==See also== *{{Portal-inline|Suriname}} *{{portal-inline|Aviation}} * List of airports in Suriname * Transport in Suriname

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==External links== *[http://ourairports.com/airports/SMKA/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Kabalebo] *[http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/SMKA.html Kabalebo Airport]

Category:Airports in Suriname Category:Sipaliwini District