Tafelberg Airstrip
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Tafelberg Airstrip , also known as Rudi Kappel Airstrip, after the co-pilot of the flight which crashed near Vincent Fayks Airport
Vincent Fayks Airport
Vincent Fayks Airport , near Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.-Airlines...

, is situated in the vicinity of Tafelberg
Tafelberg, Suriname
Tafelberg is one of the highest mountains in Suriname at . It is a mesa and is part of the Tafelberg Nature Reserve. The mountain is located in the Sipaliwini District. The Tafelberg Airstrip is nearby....

, Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper
Operation Grasshopper
Operation Grasshopper was a project to look for natural resources in Suriname from the air. For this project, seven airstrips were constructed in the interior of Suriname from 1959 onwards....

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines serving this airport are:
  • Bluewing Airlines (Paramaribo, Zorg & Hoop International Airport)
  • Caribbean Commuter Airways (Paramaribo, Zorg & Hoop International Airport)
  • Gumair (Paramaribo, Zorg & Hoop International Airport)
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