# Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY / SOCA)

**Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport** (IATA: CAY, ICAO: SOCA) is a large airport in Matoury, Cayenne, French Guiana. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 3,196 m (10,486 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 562 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/soca

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CAY / SOCA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Matoury, Cayenne, French Guiana
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 4.8200, -52.3613
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,196 m / 10,486 ft
- Passengers: 561,801 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-3 · America/Cayenne
- Website: https://www.guyane.aeroport.fr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayenne_%E2%80%93_F%C3%A9lix_Ebou%C3%A9_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794542
- Weather station: SOCA · WMO 81405
- Ident: SOCA

## Timeline

- 1943: Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,196 m / 10,486 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 065° / 245° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 429,831 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 443,270 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 493,223 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 488,628 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 531,352 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 559,747 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 269,985 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 334,796 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 489,585 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 487,383 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 530,252 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 561,801 | Eurostat |

## Routes

6 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [BEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbbe.md) Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport · Brazil · 813 km / 505 mi · Air France
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 1,441 km / 895 mi · Air France
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 1,619 km / 1,006 mi · Air France
- [FOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbfz.md) Pinto Martins International Airport · Brazil · 1,809 km / 1,124 mi · Air France
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 1,878 km / 1,167 mi · Air France
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 7,111 km / 4,419 mi · Air France

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CAY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 3S [Air Guyane Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-guyane-express)

### Passenger (1)

- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 6

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 562K (2025) | #1,066 of 3,974 | #92 in South America | #1 in GF |
| Longest runway | 3,196 m / 10,486 ft | #888 of 29,858 | #38 in South America | #1 in GF |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =8,600 in South America | #11 in GF |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =32 in South America | #1 in GF |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =181 in South America | =1 in GF |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SOOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gf-0001.md) Kourou Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [REI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/soor.md) Régina Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [SOOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sooy.md) Sinnamary Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [GF-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gf-0002.md) Ouanary Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [GF-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gf-0003.md) Saint-Élie Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [OYP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/soog.md) Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock Airport · 120 km / 74 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cayenne_–_Félix_Eboué_Airport&oldid=1375116847), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/soca/data