AviatDataKamarang Airport KAR / SYKM
Kamarang, Cuyuni-Mazaruni · Guyana · Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASYKM / KAR
OperatorGuyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Coordinates5.8653°N, 60.6142°W
Elevation1,601 ft · 488 m
Time zoneGYT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSYKM — AIP Guyana / GCAA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; no control tower, no runway lighting for night ops; unattended outside scheduled/charter movements; PPR recommended via operating airline. Served by scheduled light-aircraft flights from Ogle (OGL) roughly 4-6 days/week (Trans Guyana Airways, Air Services Limited).
TerminalsNo formal terminal building; open-sided shelter/waiting area beside the strip, no gates, jet bridges, or scheduled ground handling beyond the operating airline's own staff.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,220 m / 4,000 ft · 18 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Uncontrolled hinterland airstrip serving the Amerindian village of Kamarang and surrounding Upper Mazaruni communities at the Kamarang/Mazaruni river confluence; reachable only by air or river. Scheduled service is flown by Trans Guyana Airways and Air Services Limited from Ogle (OGL/EFC) using light single/twin turboprops (e.g. Cessna Caravan), supporting small-scale gold mining, indigenous-community, medevac, and cargo traffic; no published passenger-throughput statistics exist for this aerodrome.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Trans Guyana Airways
Self-handled, Trans Guyana Airways: operates the only scheduled service into Kamarang (Ogle–Kamarang–Olive Creek–Ekereku Bottom–BSA circuit, Tue–Sun, dep. Ogle 09:30, confirmed via carrier's own CMC Interior Transportation Services schedule) and handles its own aircraft turnarounds there; Business Air News' KAR handbook entry lists no independent third-party FBO/handler at this hinterland strip.
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Roraima Airways
Self-handled, Roraima Airways: provides charter and medevac flights from its Ogle/Georgetown base to Kamarang using Britten-Norman Islander/Trislander aircraft (a Roraima Trislander was involved in a documented Kamarang occurrence, 14 Aug 2021), self-handling turnarounds on the ground as no dedicated ground-handling agent is based at this remote airstrip; charter basis, not scheduled.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Trans Guyana Airways
In-house, Trans Guyana Airways: carries mail, groceries and interior/mining supplies to Kamarang as part of its scheduled hinterland network via Correia Mining Company (CMC) interior transportation services, the carrier's own domestic cargo/mail brand; no separate cargo-terminal operator documented at this strip.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed