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
Location in Guyana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 11,023 3,359 Asphalt
11/29 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers856,830
Passenger change17%
Source: DAFIF

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.