Ogle Airport
| Ogle International Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: OGL – ICAO: SYGO | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°48′26″N 058°06′21″W / 6.80722°N 58.10583°WCoordinates: 06°48′26″N 058°06′21″W / 6.80722°N 58.10583°W | ||||||||||
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  OGL Location of the airport in Guyana | |||||||||||
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Ogle International Airport (IATA: OGL, ICAO: SYGO) is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the capital, Georgetown, in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana.
History
In 2003 the airport was a local hub shuttling some 50,000 passengers and 1,800 tons of cargo annually. Construction began that year to expand the facility to an international airport with upgraded facilities for immigration, customs, air traffic control, health and fire service. The lengthened and expanded runway is now in service, and a ceremony to formally open the new airport terminal was held in March, 2007.
OGL received its port-of-entry certification in 2009. It has a Class 1A, 4,200 feet (1,300 m)-long runway made of concrete (07-25) the former runway 07R-25L is now being used as a taxiway only. It operates under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).[4] The airport is a capable of handling smaller business jets as well as regional airliners.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| LIAT | Barbados, Port of Spain |
Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) serves the airport with ATR 42 and ATR 72 regional propjet aircraft.
Other facilities
The airline Fly Jamaica Airways maintains its Guyana ticket office in the Wings Aviation hangar in the airport.[5] Fly Jamaica Airways serves Georgetown with jet flights operated via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport located south of the city.
Bristow Helicopters operates helicopters from the airport in support of offshore oil and gas exploration activities.
References
- ↑ Airport information for SYLT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for LTM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Airport information for Ogle Airport at Search (for) Travel website.
- ↑ Ogle Airport, Inc. Retrieved on 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Fly Jamaica Airways. Retrieved on March 22, 2015. "Ticket Office Wings Aviation Hangar Ogle International Airport Ogle, ECD, Guyana South America"
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