# Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM / SMJP)

**Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport** (IATA: PBM, ICAO: SMJP) is a large airport in Paramaribo, Para, Suriname. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 3,480 m (11,417 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 451 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/smjp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PBM / SMJP
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Paramaribo, Para, Suriname
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 18 m / 59 ft
- Coordinates: 5.4528, -55.1878
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,480 m / 11,417 ft
- Passengers: 450,979 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Paramaribo
- Website: http://www.japi-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Adolf_Pengel_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183494
- Weather station: SMJP · WMO 81225
- Ident: SMJP

## Timeline

- 1939: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport opens.
- 7 Jun 1989: Surinam Airways Flight 764. 176 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,480 m / 11,417 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 425,426 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 457,666 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 478,537 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 478,537 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 445,104 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 450,979 | Wikidata |

## Routes

14 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [OGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sygo.md) Eugene F. Correia International Airport · Guyana · 356 km / 221 mi · Trans Guyana Airways
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 358 km / 222 mi · Surinam Airways, Fly All Ways
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 886 km / 551 mi · Caribbean Airlines
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 970 km / 603 mi · Surinam Airways
- [BEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe.md) Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Brazil · 1,064 km / 661 mi · Surinam Airways
- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Surinam Airways
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 1,806 km / 1,122 mi · Surinam Airways
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 2,133 km / 1,325 mi · Sky High Aviation Services
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,698 km / 1,676 mi · Copa Airlines
- [SCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mucu.md) Antonio Maceo International Airport · Cuba · 2,755 km / 1,712 mi · Fly All Ways
- [CMW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mucm.md) Ignacio Agramonte International Airport · Cuba · 3,018 km / 1,875 mi · Fly All Ways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 3,499 km / 2,174 mi · Surinam Airways
- [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 3,510 km / 2,181 mi · Fly All Ways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,524 km / 4,675 mi · Surinam Airways, KLM

### Cargo (1)

- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 3,499 km / 2,174 mi · Amerijet International

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PBM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- PY [Surinam Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/surinam-airways) · 7
- 8W [Fly All Ways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-all-ways) · 4
- BW [Caribbean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-airlines) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- DO [Sky High Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-high-aviation-services) · 1
- TGY [Trans Guyana Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trans-guyana-airways) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- M6 [Amerijet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amerijet-international) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 451K (2018) | #1,156 of 3,974 | #100 in South America |  |
| Longest runway | 3,480 m / 11,417 ft | =553 of 29,858 | #20 in South America | #1 in SR |
| Elevation | 18 m / 59 ft | =38,756 of 43,403 | =8,367 in South America | #34 in SR |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =21 in South America | #1 in SR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =1 in SR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | PENGEL APP (USE PENGEL TOWER: 118.5) | 129.200 |
| GND | GND - USE PENGEL TWR FREQ 118.5 | 121.900 |
| TWR | PENGEL TWR | 118.500 |
| AREA CTRL | PARAMARIBO CTRL | 123.900 |
| AREA CTRL | PARAMARIBO CTRL (BACKUP FREQ.) | 133.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [ORG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smzo.md) Zorg en Hoop Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [SMGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smgr.md) Gross Rosebel Airstrip · 41 km / 25 mi
- [SMJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smja.md) Jarikaba Airstrip · 45 km / 28 mi
- [EAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sr-0009.md) Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [SR-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sr-0003.md) Brownsweg Airstrip · 48 km / 30 mi
- [SMAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smaf.md) Afobakka Airstrip · 55 km / 34 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johan_Adolf_Pengel_International_Airport&oldid=1373580745), revision of 6 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/smjp/data