AirportsCayenne – Félix Eboué Airport is a large airport serving Matoury, in Cayenne, French Guiana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAY
- ICAO code
- SOCA
- City
- Matoury
- State or region
- Cayenne
- Country
- French Guiana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8200° N, 52.3613° W
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,196 m (10,486 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAY means Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SOCA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.8200° N, 52.3613° W. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Cayenne, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,196 metres (10,486 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,196 m 10,486 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni AirportSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni | LDX | 199 km |
| Maripasoula AirportMaripasoula | MPY | 227 km |
| Moengo AirstripMoengo, Suriname | MOJ | 242 km |
| Drietabbetje AirportDrietabbetje, Suriname | DRJ | 268 km |
| Johan Adolf Pengel International AirportParamaribo, Suriname | PBM | 321 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,462 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,460 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,543 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,043 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,521 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,507 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,300 km | 21 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,350 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,966 km | 19 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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