AirportsCheddi Jagan International Airport is a large airport serving Georgetown, in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GEO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GEO
- ICAO code
- SYCJ
- City
- Georgetown
- State or region
- Demerara-Mahaica
- Country
- Guyana
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.4985° N, 58.2541° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,360 m (11,023 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GEO means Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SYCJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.4985° N, 58.2541° W. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Guyana, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cheddi Jagan International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,360 metres (11,023 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,360 m 11,023 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,525 m 5,002 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene F. Correia International AirportOgle | OGL | 38 km |
| Wageningen AirstripWageningen, Suriname | AGI | 189 km |
| Kaieteur AirportKaieteur Falls | KAI | 201 km |
| Eduard Alexander Gummels AirportKwatta, Suriname | EAX | 346 km |
| Zorg en Hoop AirportParamaribo, Suriname | ORG | 347 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,846 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,953 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,028 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,257 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,098 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,866 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,860 km | 22 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,973 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,718 km | 19 h 25 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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