Lethem Airport LTM / SYLT
Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo · Guyana · Government of Guyana / Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
20kpax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASYLT / LTM
OperatorGovernment of Guyana / Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Coordinates3.3728°N, 59.7894°W
Elevation351 ft · 107 m
Time zoneGYT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr20,000 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSYLT — AIP Guyana / GCAA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only — runway has no lighting for night operations; no fixed published tower hours (uncontrolled/AFIS-type aerodrome, coordinate via GCAA or the operating carrier). No curfew; PPR recommended for non-scheduled/charter and cross-border flights.
TerminalsSingle small aerodrome/terminal building adjacent to the western end of the runway; apron parking only, no jet bridges or multiple gates. A government-funded pre-feasibility study is assessing conversion into a full regional/international airport with expanded terminal facilities.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,825 m / 5,988 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Gateway to Guyana's Rupununi savannah region and Region Nine, and the principal air link to the Brazil border crossing at Bonfim via the Takutu River Bridge; served by Trans Guyana Airways and Air Services Limited on scheduled flights to Georgetown-Ogle. A 2021 runway extension/resurfacing enabled larger aircraft, and studies are underway to upgrade the aerodrome into a regional/international airport.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Trans Guyana Airways
Operates scheduled service between Georgetown-Ogle (OGL) and Lethem, historically up to two flights daily except Sunday (transguyana.net route network; Wikipedia; Wikivoyage); LTM's own airport record confirms the route. No third-party handling agent is documented at this small government-run hinterland strip, so turnarounds are self-handled, Trans Guyana Airways.
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Air Services Limited
Operates scheduled Ogle-Lethem passenger service Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, confirmed directly on aslgy.com/destinations/lethem (7:00 AM departure from Ogle, 9:00 AM return from Lethem); LTM's own airport record also lists ASL as a scheduled operator. No third-party handler is documented at Lethem, so turnarounds are self-handled, Air Services Limited.
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Roraima Airways
Lethem appears in Roraima Airways' own Wikipedia destinations list alongside its other Region 9 stops, but neither the Lethem Airport Wikipedia page nor Wikivoyage's Lethem 'Get In' section (both of which name only Trans Guyana Airways) nor LTM's own airport record (which names Trans Guyana Airways and Air Services Limited) corroborate a currently active Roraima route; the airline's own website did not yield a schedule. If operating, service would be self-handled, Roraima Airways, but this is recorded as unconfirmed rather than dropped since the destination is documented at the airline level.
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Trans Guyana Airways
Scheduled light-aircraft service to Lethem on Guyana's interior network typically carries mixed passenger and freight/mail loads, characteristic of Region 9 routes; LTM-specific cargo volumes or a dedicated freight facility are not independently documented, so marked unconfirmed.
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Air Services Limited
ASL operates a wider interior/hinterland network, including a Mahdia (Region 8) hub, that moves mixed passenger and freight loads; no LTM-specific cargo volume, facility, or service is documented in the company's own materials, so marked unconfirmed.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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