Rudi Kappel Airstrip
Rudi Kappel Airstrip Tafelberg Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname | ||||||||||
| Location | Tafelberg, Suriname | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,112 ft / 339 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°47′15″N 56°09′00″W / 3.78750°N 56.15000°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: GCM Google Maps HERE/Nokia Maps | |||||||||||
Rudi Kappel Airstrip (ICAO: SMTB) is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the Tafelberg tepui in Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It used to be named Tafelberg Airstrip, but was renamed Rudi Kappel Airstrip, after the co-pilot of a flight that crashed near Vincent Fayks Airport on 6 October 1959.