AviatDataKato Airport KTO / SYKT
Kato, Potaro-Siparuni · Guyana · Government of Guyana (Ministry of Public Works) — regulated by GCAA
600pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASYKT / KTO
OperatorGovernment of Guyana (Ministry of Public Works) — regulated by GCAA
Coordinates4.6500°N, 59.8306°W
Elevation2,299 ft · 701 m
Time zoneGYT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr600 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSYKT — AIP Guyana / GCAA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR only; unlit strip, no night operations. Uncontrolled/unattended airstrip — no tower, traffic self-announces; Kato NDB (ident KTO, 360 kHz) sits 1 km east of the field. Air Services Limited runs scheduled service Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri, check-in 07:00 local, ETD 08:30 local ex-Ogle. No formal PPR for scheduled/charter traffic, though prior coordination is standard for hinterland bush flights.
TerminalsNo terminal building — open-sided shelter/waiting area typical of Guyana hinterland strips. No fuel available on-site; aircraft carry return-leg fuel from Ogle.
Runways (1)
- 08/26 · 920 m / 3,018 ft · 18 m wide · Gravel/Laterite
Airport contact
Sole air link for the Patamona indigenous community of Kato in the Potaro-Siparuni interior. Air Services Limited operates a roughly 4x-weekly bush service (Cessna Caravan) from Ogle on a shared multi-stop route governed by a majority-destination rule; annual passenger figures are not officially published for this strip and the count above is an estimate. Gravel/laterite runway with no lighting, terminal, or fuel; regulated by GCAA and maintained by the Ministry of Public Works under a hinterland-airstrip upgrade program.
Services
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On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
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No service providers listed for this airport yet — airport details only.
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