National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Marine Section and Air Wing)

SURINAMESE AIR FORCE • Surinaamse Luchtmacht
Air Force 200 personnel.

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT 1 combat capable. Total 6 Aircraft.

Counter Insurgency & Light Ground Attack and Training 1 COIN/Lt Atk/Trg ac:
1 Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer (with Training sqn);

Maritime Patrol & Transport 1 sqn with 2 Mp ac:
2 CASA 212-400 Aviocar*

Transport & Training 1 sqn with 2 Tpt/Trg ac:
1 Britten-Norman BN-2B Defender*;
1 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander*;

Liaison & Utility 2 Liaison Utl ac:
1 Cessna U-206 Stationair;
1 Cessna 182 Skylane (Liaison);

* Trainer Aircraft


• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 3 Helicopters.

Utility Hel 1 sqn with 3 Utl hel:
3 HAL Dhruv;


• FACILITIES
  Surinam Air Force (SAF) Headquarters: Membre Boekoe Kazerne, Paramaribo   

Suriname AF Airfields and Airbases Organisation:
  Air Force is organised in one Air Element.

Paramaribo / Luchtmachtbasis Zorg en Hoop (SMZO) IAP and Airbase:
SAF Flying Mix Squadron: PC-7, CASA 212, BN-2A/B, Cessna 206, Cessna 182, Dhruv

Paramaribo / Zandery / Johan Pengel (SMJP) IAP

Note: Suriname has 5 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 4 ) and 46 airports with unpaved runways (914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 41)