AirportsJohan Adolf Pengel International Airport is a large airport serving Paramaribo, in Para, Suriname. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PBM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PBM
- ICAO code
- SMJP
- City
- Paramaribo
- State or region
- Para
- Country
- Suriname
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.4528° N, 55.1878° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,480 m (11,417 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PBM means Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SMJP. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.4528° N, 55.1878° W. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Paramaribo, about 46 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Paramaribo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,480 metres (11,417 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,480 m 11,417 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zorg en Hoop AirportParamaribo | ORG | 40 km |
| Eduard Alexander Gummels AirportKwatta | EAX | 46 km |
| Moengo AirstripMoengo | MOJ | 89 km |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni AirportSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana | LDX | 128 km |
| Drietabbetje AirportDrietabbetje | DRJ | 160 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,663 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,709 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,787 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,159 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,329 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,210 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,582 km | 21 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,195 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,841 km | 19 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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