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Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport

Paramaribo, Para (Suriname)
IATA: PBM ICAO: SMJP
Longest Active Runway
11,417 ft
3,480 meters
Field Elevation
59 ft
18 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
5.4528°, -55.1878°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Suriname
Out of 3 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#497 Worldwide
Top 6.6% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5749 MSL
Top 79.0% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+14.2%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,417 ft (3,480 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Suriname and #497 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
11/29 11,417 ft (3480m) 148 ft (45m) ASPHALT ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/pbm.json ↗