Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport
| Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld | |||||||||||
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| IATA: ICK – ICAO: SMNI | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°57′20″N 057°02′22″W / 5.95556°N 57.03944°W | ||||||||||
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  SMNI Location in Suriname | |||||||||||
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Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (Dutch: Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld)[1][2] (IATA: ICK, ICAO: SMNI), also known as Nieuw Nickerie Airport,[3][4] is located near Nieuw Nickerie, the capital city of the Nickerie district in Suriname. This is one of the oldest airport in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.
Charters and destinations, Crop dusting
Charter Airlines & Crop Dusting companies serving this airport are:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero Club Suriname | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Blue Wing Airlines[5] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Caricom Airways[6] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Eagle Air Service | Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield |
| ERK Farms | Saramacca, Henri Alwies Airstrip |
| Gum Air[7] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Hi-Jet Helicopter Services[8][9] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Kuyake Aviation Academy[10] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Suriname Air Force / Surinaamse Luchtmacht | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Overeem Air Service (OAS) | Nickerie, Major Fernandes Airfield |
| Pegasus Air Services[11] | Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport |
| Surinam Sky Farmers | Nickerie, Wageningen Airport |
References
- ↑ "Nickerianen nemen massaal afscheid van Lachmon" (in Dutch). Nickerie.Net. 25 October 2001.
- ↑ "Weg naar vliegveld Nickerie wordt alvast geëgaliseerd" (in Dutch). Dagblad Suriname. 26 August 2005.
- ↑ Airport information for SMNI at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Accident history for ICK at Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/
- ↑ http://www.caricomairways.com/destinations.html/
- ↑ http://www.gumair.com/destinations?5c9dc4b79c23ba6a007ee9697830b5e9=0719f9b031fbd87ec38c0eaeb912ae59
- ↑ http://www.hi-jethelicopters.com/
- ↑ http://www.hi-jetheli.com/#!
- ↑ http://www.kuyake-aviation.com/academy/
- ↑ http://www.pegasus.sr/
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