Botopasi Airstrip Botopassi Airstrip | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
Location | Botopasi, Suriname | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 242 ft / 74 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 4°13′03″N 55°26′49″W / 4.217511°N 55.447054°W | ||||||||||
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Botopasi Airstrip (IATA: BTO, ICAO: SMBO), is an airstrip serving Botopasi, Suriname.
The Botopasi Airstrip was constructed by the Surinamese Medical Missionary Service, the "Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst", also called the “Medische Zending Suriname” and was frequently visited by the Mission Aviation Fellowship. It was the first airstrip at the Upper Surinam River and was destined to facilitate transport to Paramaribo from the clinics Pokigron, Ladoani, Debikè and Dyumu. The first landing took place on 14 January 1963 by the American pilot Ted Lepper in his Piper Cub N 5406H. For many years the MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship) remained the main user of the airstrip. Nowadays multiple flights are available by many charter companies.
Charter Airlines serving this airport are:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Blue Wing Airlines | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3] |
Gum Air | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4] |
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
United Air Services | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |
Vortex Aviation Suriname | Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop |