AirportsLethem Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lethem, in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LTM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LTM
- ICAO code
- SYLT
- City
- Lethem
- State or region
- Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
- Country
- Guyana
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.3728° N, 59.7894° W
- Elevation
- 107 m (351 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,824 m (5,985 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LTM means Lethem Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SYLT. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.3728° N, 59.7894° W. It stands 107 metres (351 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Boa Vista, about 116 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone America/Boa Vista, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lethem Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,824 metres (5,985 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,824 m 5,985 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International AirportBoa Vista, Brazil | BVB | 116 km |
| Santa Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén, Venezuela | SNV | 200 km |
| Kaieteur AirportKaieteur Falls | KAI | 203 km |
| Cheddi Jagan International AirportGeorgetown | GEO | 387 km |
| Eugene F. Correia International AirportOgle | OGL | 425 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,203 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,268 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,345 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,639 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,375 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,933 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,138 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 15,231 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,343 km | 19 h 00 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.