AirportsKaieteur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kaieteur Falls, in Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAI
- ICAO code
- SYKA
- City
- Kaieteur Falls
- State or region
- Potaro-Siparuni
- Country
- Guyana
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.1773° N, 59.4890° W
- Elevation
- 463 m (1,520 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 615 m (2,018 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAI means Kaieteur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SYKA. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.1773° N, 59.4890° W. It stands 463 metres (1,520 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Linden, about 160 km away in a straight line.
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
Kaieteur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 615 metres (2,018 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 615 m 2,018 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén, Venezuela | SNV | 196 km |
| Cheddi Jagan International AirportGeorgetown | GEO | 201 km |
| Lethem AirportLethem | LTM | 203 km |
| Eugene F. Correia International AirportOgle | OGL | 237 km |
| Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International AirportBoa Vista, Brazil | BVB | 291 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,046 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,144 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,219 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,456 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,193 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,840 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,042 km | 22 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,059 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,518 km | 19 h 10 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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