Vier Gebroeders Airstrip

Vier Gebroeders Airstrip
Vier Gebroeders Airstrip
	IATA: none; ICAO: SMVG;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Luchtvaartdienst Suriname
Location	Vier Gebroeders
Elevation AMSL	1,110 ft / 338 m
Coordinates	1°57′45″N 55°55′45″W / 1.96250°N 55.92917°W
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	SMVG Location in Suriname
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Vier Gebroeders Airstrip (ICAO: SMVG), also known as Meyers' airstrip or Mamija airstrip, is and airport near Vier Gebroeders, Suriname.^[3] The runway is on the border with Brazil.

History

The airstrip was built as a private airstrip for a cattle farm founded by an American by the name of Meyers. Meyers gained permission from the Surinamese government to found a cattle farm in the Sipaliwini Savanna in 1967. Although cattle were indeed imported, the premature death of Meyers in an accident meant that the cattle farm never started in earnest. During an expedition to the Sipaliwini savanna in 1969, two employees of the Geologisch Mijnbouwkundige Dienst [nl] and Dienst 's Lands Bosbeheer [nl] stayed at the abandoned farm and indeed encountered cattle.^[4]

Charters and destinations

Charter airlines serving this airport are:

Airlines	Destinations
Blue Wing Airlines	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop^[5]
Gum Air	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop^[6]
Hi-Jet Helicopter Services	Charter: Paramaribo–Zorg en Hoop