It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora.

Airlines operating jet aircraft serve Paramaribo via Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport located 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the city at Zanderij.

In October 1952, the airport was put into use when Rudi Kappel and Herman van Eyck started a first Surinamese air company.

In November 1952, this company built the first hangar at Zorg en Hoop airfield and added a second Stinson Reliant (PZ-TAB) to their fleet.

The first mail delivery and passenger flights in Suriname were made from Zorg en Hoop to Moengo on 22 August 1953, and to Coronie on September 28.