Djoemoe Airstrip

Djoemoe Airstrip

Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip
Djoemoe Airstrip; Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip
	IATA: DOE; ICAO: SMDJ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Djoemoe, Suriname
Elevation AMSL	290 ft / 88 m
Coordinates	4°00′25″N 55°28′50″W / 4.00694°N 55.48056°WCoordinates: 4°00′25″N 55°28′50″W / 4.00694°N 55.48056°W
Map
	DOE Location in Suriname
Runways
	Sources: GCM

Djoemoe Airstrip (IATA: DOE, ICAO: SMDJ), (also called Djumu-Djomoe Airstrip) is an airstrip serving Djoemoe, Suriname.

Airlines and destinations[]

Airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[2]
Caricom Airways	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[3]
Gum Air	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport^[4]
	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Suriname Air Force/ Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
(UAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
(VAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport

On 29 October 1987 a Cessna U206F (PZ-NAU) was hijacked at the Djoemoe airstrip, Suriname, by members of the rebellion “Jungle Commando” of Ronnie Brunswijk. The pilot Dan Rogers returned to Paramaribo via French-Guyana after his release. In June 1988 the aircraft was returned to the MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Suriname after mediation of MAF Headquarters in California, USA and French Guiana.^[5]