Cheddi Jagan International Airport

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Cheddi Jagan International Airport
IATA: GEO - ICAO: SYCJ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation
Serves		Georgetown, Guyana
Elevation AMSL		95 ft (29 m)
Coordinates		06°29′54″N, 58°15′14″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
06/24	7,448	2,270	Asphalt
11/29	5,002	1,525	Asphalt

Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ) is located on the right bank of the Demerara River, 41 kilometres south of Guyana's capital, Georgetown.

The first airport facilities at the location was the Atkinson Aerodrome, established in 1941 and named after Major Eric Atkinson, the first commandant of the World War II-era air base. In 1945 the airport was made a commercial one. In 1965 and 1968 additions were made to the airport facilities. On the 1st May 1969 the Atkinson Aerodrome was renamed the Timehri International Airport - "Timehri" is a Carib word for rock motifs located deep in the Guyana hinterland that pre-date the arrival of Europeans in the New World. The airport featured murals employing Amerindian motifs by Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams.

In March 1997, following the death of President Dr. Cheddi Jagan, then-President Samuel Hinds decided to rename the airport the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The proposition to rename the airport was tabled in the Parliament (National Assembly) by the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Vibert De Souza, who noted that it would be a fitting tribute to a man who had spent his life committed to the betterment of Amerindian people and fighting for the freedom and unity of all Guyanese. A plaque bearing the new name was unveiled on May 21st 1997 by the Prime Minister, Janet Jagan.

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Blue Wing (Paramaribo)
Caribbean Airlines (Barbados, Port of Spain)
Constellation Charter Group operated by Primaris Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Port of Spain)
Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK)
Leeward Islands Air Transport (Barbados, Port of Spain, Paramaribo)
Meta Linhas Aéreas (Boa Vista, Belém, Paramaribo)
Myrtle Beach Direct Air operated by Sky King, Inc. (Santiago (DR), Santo Domingo) [charters]
Skyservices Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) [begins July 1]
Trans Guyana Airways (Annai, Apoteri, Bemichi, Chi-Chi, Chi-Chi West, Hampton Court, Imbaimadai, Kaieteur, Kamarang, Karanambo, Karasabai, Kato, Kurukabaru, Lethem, Mabaruma, Mahdia, Maikwak, Matthews Ridge, Monkey Mountain, Ogle, Orinduik, Port Kaituma)
Zoom Airlines (Toronto-Pearson)