Gummels Heliport Paramaribo , is the first dedicated Heliport built in Suriname in 2015 at the Gummelsweg in the neighborhood of
Kwatta
Kwatta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 14,151.
Kwatta is named after a former cocoa plantation located here. It used to be an agriculture area, but due to its close proximity of Para ...
near the city of
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...
,
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
. Privately owned and used by the Gummels family who also own the
Gum Air
Gum Air is a Surinamese airline based at Zorg en Hoop Airport in Paramaribo, Suriname. Gum Air cooperates with Trans Guyana Airways to provide daily flights between Zorg en Hoop Airport, Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) in Paramaribo, Suriname and Ogl ...
airline and the crop dust service Surinam Sky Farmers. The heliport is mainly used for helicopter charters and primarily for offshore development activities. Gum Air is currently constructing a new 3600-foot runway at this Gummels Heliport Paramaribo. The airline plans to utilize a new
Cessna 408 SkyCourier
The Cessna 408 SkyCourier is an American utility aircraft designed and built by Textron Aviation.
It was launched on November 28, 2017 with an order for 50 from FedEx Express.
It made its first flight on May 17, 2020, and was type certified o ...
it has on order for flights between Paramaribo,
Georgetown,
Port of Spain
Port of Spain (Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municip ...
, and
Cayenne
Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...
. The new airport will mainly support the Oil & Gas, and Cargo sectors with charter flights from 2023 on.
Charters
Major charter airlines and others serving this airport are:
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List of airports in Suriname
This is a list of airports in Suriname, sorted by location.
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America. It is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is sha ...
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Transport in Suriname
The Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname) has a number of forms of transport. Transportation emissions are an increasing part of Suriname's contributions to climate change, as part of the Nationally Determined Contributions for the Par ...
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Airports in Suriname
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