Gummels Heliport

Gummels Heliport Paramaribo

Gummels Heliport Paramaribo
Gummels Heliport Paramaribo; Gummels Heliport Paramaribo
	IATA: none; ICAO: SMHP;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Kwatta, Suriname
Coordinates	5°51′24″N 55°11′35″W / 5.8567°N 55.1930°WCoordinates: 5°51′24″N 55°11′35″W / 5.8567°N 55.1930°W
Map
	SMHP Location in Suriname
Runways
	Sources: Google Maps

Gummels Heliport Paramaribo (ICAO: SMHP), is the first dedicated Heliport built in Suriname in 2015 at the Gummelsweg in the neighborhood of Kwatta near the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. Privately owned and used by the Gummels family who also own the Gum Air airline and the crop dust service Surinam Sky Farmers. The heliport is mainly used for helicopter charters and primarily for offshore development activities.^[2] Gum Air is currently constructing a new 3600-foot runway at this Gummels Heliport Paramaribo. The airline plans to utilize a new Cessna 408 SkyCourier it has on order for flights between Paramaribo, Georgetown, Port of Spain, and Cayenne. The new airport will mainly support the Oil & Gas, and Cargo sectors with charter flights from 2023 on.^[3]^[4]

Charters[]

Major charter airlines and others serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Era Helicopters^[5]	Paramaribo, Gummels Heliport
Gum Air^[6]	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services^[7]	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Overeem Air Service (OAS)	Nickerie, Major Henk Fernandes Airport
Suriname Air Force/Surinaamse Luchtmacht	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Pegasus Air Services^[8]	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport
Surinam Sky Farmers	Nickerie, Wageningen Airport
United Air Services (UAS)	Paramaribo, Zorg en Hoop Airport