# Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO / SYCJ)

**Cheddi Jagan International Airport** (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ) is a large airport in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It opened in 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,360 m (11,023 ft). In 2019 it handled 657 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GEO / SYCJ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
- Opened: 1945
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: 6.4985, -58.2541
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,360 m / 11,023 ft
- Passengers: 657,433 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Guyana
- Website: http://www.cjairport-gy.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddi_Jagan_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333912
- Weather station: SYCJ · WMO 81002
- Ident: SYCJ

## Timeline

- 1945: Cheddi Jagan International Airport opens.
- 30 Jul 2011: Caribbean Airlines Flight 523. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,360 m / 11,023 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 11/29 | 1,525 m / 5,002 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Routes

16 destinations in 14 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [PBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/smjp.md) Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport · Suriname · 358 km / 222 mi · Surinam Airways, Fly All Ways
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 568 km / 353 mi · Caribbean Airlines
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 744 km / 462 mi · Surinam Airways, InterCaribbean Airways
- [UVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpl.md) Hewanorra International Airport · St. Lucia · 857 km / 533 mi · British Airways
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Liat Air
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 1,387 km / 862 mi · KLM
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,770 km / 1,100 mi · Avianca
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,814 km / 1,127 mi · Sky High Aviation Services
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,345 km / 1,457 mi · Copa Airlines
- [HAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/muha.md) José Martí International Airport · Cuba · 3,170 km / 1,970 mi · Fly All Ways, Sky High Aviation Services
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 3,174 km / 1,972 mi · Surinam Airways, American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 4,098 km / 2,546 mi · Caribbean Airlines, JetBlue Airways, American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 4,630 km / 2,877 mi · Caribbean Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 4,671 km / 2,902 mi · United Airlines
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 7,262 km / 4,512 mi · British Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,626 km / 4,739 mi · KLM

### Seasonal (2)

- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 744 km / 462 mi · British Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 4,630 km / 2,877 mi · Air Transat

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (14)

- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 3
- BW [Caribbean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caribbean-airlines) · 3
- PY [Surinam Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/surinam-airways) · 3
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- 8W [Fly All Ways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-all-ways) · 2
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 2
- DO [Sky High Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-high-aviation-services) · 2
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 1 · seasonal
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- JY [InterCaribbean Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/intercaribbean-airways) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1
- 5L [Liat Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/liat-air) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Guyana Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/guyana-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 657K (2019) | #993 of 3,974 | #79 in South America |  |
| Longest runway | 3,360 m / 11,023 ft | =642 of 29,858 | #24 in South America | #1 in GY |
| Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =8,179 in South America | #39 in GY |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =36 in South America |  |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =21 in South America | #1 in GY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | TIMEHRI APP | 119.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TIMEHRI TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [OGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sygo.md) Eugene F. Correia International Airport · 38 km / 23 mi
- [SYBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sybg.md) Baganara Airport. · 41 km / 26 mi
- [SYKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/syki.md) Kaow Island Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [GY-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gy-0007.md) Baiabu Airstrip · 43 km / 27 mi
- [GFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sybt.md) Bartica A Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [GY-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gy-0008.md) Wakenaam Airstrip · 56 km / 35 mi

## Sources

- [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: “Cheddi Jagan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheddi_Jagan_International_Airport&oldid=1371679019), revision of 27 Aug 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/sycj/data