Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Paramaribo, Suriname

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Suriname's primary international gateway near Paramaribo.
- ›Named after Johan Adolf Pengel, a former Prime Minister of Suriname who served in the 1950s–1960s.
- ›Located near Zanderij, approximately 45 km south of Paramaribo.
- ›The airport sits on the site of a former World War II-era United States Army Air Forces base known as Paramaribo/Zanderij.
- ›It is one of the few international airports in South America's northern coastal region.
- ›Surinam Airways uses PBM as its primary hub.
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Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, commonly known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, and locally referred to simply as JAP, is the primary international airport serving Paramaribo, Suriname. It is located in the town of Zanderij, Suriname, 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Paramaribo. It is the larger of the three airports serving the city, the others being Zorg en Hoop and Gummels Airports.
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