PBM — Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
- IATA code
- PBM
- ICAO code
- SMJP
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 450,979
- 2018 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 3
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−3
- America/Paramaribo
- Elevation
- 18 m
- 59 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,480 m
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About PBM
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is a large airport serving Paramaribo, Suriname. It opened in 1939. 450,979 passengers used it in 2018. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from PBM.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from PBM
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| PBM → AMS | 7,521 km | 294,380 |
| PBM → BEL | 1,062 km | 46,711 |
| PBM → JFK | 4,317 km | 357 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ORG | Zorg en Hoop Airport | 40 km |
| EAX | Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport | 46 km |
| MOJ | Moengo Airstrip | 89 km |
| LDX | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport | 128 km |
Distance from PBM to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,480 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Paramaribo, Para, Suriname · 5.4528, -55.1878
Questions
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