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Vier Gebroeders Airstrip
Vier Gebroeders Airstrip , also known as Meyers' airstrip or Mamija airstrip, is and airport near Vier Gebroeders, Suriname. The runway is on the border with Brazil. History The airstrip was built as a private airstrip for a cattle farm founded by an American by the name of Meyers. Meyers gained permission from the Surinamese government to found a cattle farm in the Sipaliwini Savanna in 1967. Although cattle were indeed imported, the premature death of Meyers in an accident meant that the cattle farm never started in earnest. During an expedition to the Sipaliwini savanna in 1969, two employees of the and stayed at the abandoned farm and indeed encountered cattle.F.C. Bubberman (2013Kennismaking met de Sipaliwini-savanne/ref> Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: See also * * * List of airports in Suriname * Transport in Suriname The Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname) has a number of forms of transport. Transportation emissions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
The Luchtvaartdienst Suriname is the Civil Aviation Department of the Suriname Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism. It is responsible for the regulation of all aviation activities in the country, and ensures that all activities are carried out in compliance with international standards. It is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sc ... (ICAO). In April 2010, John Veira, the head of Luchtvaartdienst Suriname, was killed in his home by gunmen. Dutch language Airports and Airst ...
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