Zorg en Hoop Airport
{{Short description|Secondary general aviation airport in Paramaribo, Suriname}}
{{about|Paramaribo's secondary general aviation airport|its primary airport|Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport}}
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| name = Zorg en Hoop Airport
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| image = Zorg En Hoop Airport.jpg
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| hub = Blue Wing Airlines{{cite web|url=http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/ |title=Scheduled Flights - Bluewing Airlines |access-date=June 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522130705/http://bluewingairlines.com/english/scheduled-flights/ |archive-date=May 22, 2013 }}
Gum Air{{cite web|url=http://www.gumair.com/destinations?5c9dc4b79c23ba6a007ee9697830b5e9=0719f9b031fbd87ec38c0eaeb912ae59|title=Gum Air - Destinations|access-date=6 June 2015}}
| IATA = ORG
| ICAO = SMZO
| type = Public
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| location = Paramaribo, Suriname
| elevation-f = 10
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| coordinates = {{Coord|05|48|40|N|55|11|25|W|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Paramaribo
| pushpin_label = SMZO
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Paramaribo
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| r1-number = 11/29
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| r1-length-m = 750
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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| footnotes = Sources: GCM{{GCM|ORG|Zorg en Hoop Airport}} Google Maps[https://www.google.com/maps/@5.8107177,-55.1921084,953m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Zorg en Hoop]
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Zorg en Hoop Airport {{Airport codes|ORG|SMZO}} is a small airport in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. It is {{convert|3|km}} west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora. It is mainly used for general aviation, flight training, emergency medical services and charter operations besides sparse scheduled flights.
== History ==
In October 1952, the airport was put into use when Rudi Kappel and Herman van Eyck started a first Surinamese air company. The first flight was made with a Stinson Reliant airplane with registration PZ-TAA (MSN 77-167) of the company Kappel-van Eyck. In November 1952, this company built the first hangar at Zorg en Hoop airfield and added a second Stinson Reliant (PZ-TAB) to their fleet. In the summer of 1953, Zorg en Hoop Airport was used to develop many airstrips in the interior. The first mail delivery and passenger flights in Suriname were made from Zorg en Hoop to Moengo on 22 August 1953, and to Coronie on September 28. Later also to Nickerie and Albina with the new Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri".{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Operations
The runway length includes a {{convert|200|m}} displaced threshold on Runway 11. The airport is suitable for charters and regular services with smaller aircraft, and for helicopter flights. Connection is maintained from the airport for several smaller airports in the interior of Suriname, and for charter flights to the Caribbean. The only regular international service is to Georgetown, Guyana, with flights operated by Trans Guyana Airways and Gum Air with smaller propeller aircraft. Airlines operating jet aircraft serve Paramaribo via the larger Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport located {{convert|45|km}} south of the city at Zanderij.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Zorg en Hoop:
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| Gum Air[https://gumair.sr/guyana/ gumair.sr - Guyana] retrieved 18 February 2025 | Georgetown–Ogle
|Trans Guyana Airways{{cite web|url=http://transguyana.net/|title=Trans Guyana Airways|access-date=18 February 2025}}| Georgetown–Ogle
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See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/5.8100/-55.1919 OpenStreetMap - Zorg en Hoop]
- [http://ourairports.com/airports/SMZO/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Zorg en Hoop]
- [https://skyvector.com/airport/SMZO/Paramaribo-Zorg-En-Hoop-Airport SkyVector - Zorg en Hoop]
- {{ASN|ORG|Zorg en Hoop Airport}}
- {{NWS-current|SMZO|Zorg en Hoop Airport}}
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