Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Cheddi Jagan International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Guyana
OperatorCheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation
ServesGeorgetown, Guyana
LocationTimehri
Elevation AMSL95 ft / 29 m
Coordinates06°29′54″N 58°15′14″W / 6.49833°N 58.25389°W / 6.49833; -58.25389
Websitewww.cjairport-gy.com
Map
SYCJ is located in Guyana
SYCJ
SYCJ
Location in Guyana
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 11,023 3,359 Asphalt
11/29 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers657,433[1]
Passenger changeIncrease4%
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ), formerly Timehri International Airport, is the primary international airport of Guyana. The airport is located on the right bank of the Demerara River in the city of Timehri, 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of Guyana's capital, Georgetown. It is the larger of the two international airports serving Georgetown with the other airport being the Eugene F. Correia International Airport.

  1. ^ Aviation, Guyana. "Cheddi Jagan Airport processed record passenger numbers in 2019". guyanaaviation.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Airport information for SYCJ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for GEO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).