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Gross Rosebel Airstrip

Coordinates: 5°05′30″N 55°14′57″W / 5.09167°N 55.24917°W / 5.09167; -55.24917
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Gross Rosebel Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorLuchtvaartdienst Suriname
LocationRosebel Gold Mine, Suriname
Coordinates5°05′30″N 55°14′57″W / 5.09167°N 55.24917°W / 5.09167; -55.24917
Map
SMGR is located in Suriname
SMGR
SMGR
Location in Suriname
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 600 1,969 Gravel
Sources: Google Maps[1]

Gross Rosebel Airstrip (IATA: SMGR) serves the Gross Rosebel mine, in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The Rosebel concession owns this airstrip. The airstrip is mostly used for emergencies and charters.

Security personnel are responsible for airstrip maintenance and lighting as well as aircraft scheduling and communication with the Suriname civil aviation authorities. The site communication package is equipped with an air to ground Unicom channel that links into site mobile radios. This provides aircraft with the ability to give notice of arrival and to direct ground vehicles off the runway.

The Rosebel mine is approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) from the capital city of Paramaribo. The concession covers 170 square kilometres (66 sq mi) and holds six major deposits and numerous gold prospects divided between two distinct limbs. Rosebel is Canadian firm Cambior's most important asset. Rosebel employs 1260 people and has a projected mine life of 12 years (until 2022). However, the exploration potential is still high and it is expected that new mineral reserves will be added in the future.[2]

Charters and destinations

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Charter airlines serving this airport are:

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Wing AirlinesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[3]
Gum AirCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop[4]
Hi-Jet Helicopter ServicesCharter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google Maps - Gros Rosebel
  2. ^ "Rosebel MineSite | InfoMine".
  3. ^ Blue Wing schedule Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gum Air destinations