Cheddi Jagan International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Guyana | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Georgetown, Guyana | ||||||||||||||
Location | Timehri | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 06°29′54″N 58°15′14″W / 6.49833°N 58.25389°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.cjairport-gy.com | ||||||||||||||
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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.