Mahdia Airport MHA / SYMD
Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni · Guyana · Government of Guyana (public aerodrome regulated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASYMD / MHA
OperatorGovernment of Guyana (public aerodrome regulated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority)
Coordinates5.2728°N, 59.1493°W
Elevation300 ft · 91 m
Time zoneGYT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSYMD — AIP Guyana / GCAA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only — no runway lighting or instrument approaches; unattended aerodrome with no permanent ATC tower (advisory/AFIS only around scheduled movements); no published curfew; PPR advised for non-scheduled/charter traffic via the operating airline.
TerminalsSingle small open-sided passenger shelter with basic seating; no jet bridges, gates, or dedicated check-in counters beyond the operating airline's desk; no customs/immigration facilities (domestic-only strip).
Runways (1)
- 17/35 · 1,067 m / 3,501 ft · 18 m wide · Grass
Airport contact
Grass hinterland airstrip serving the gold-mining town of Mahdia in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni); a lifeline for miners, government, and residents. Air Services Limited (ASL) operates near-daily scheduled shuttle flights from Ogle (OGL) and runs a shuttle hub/hangar here moving over 300,000 lb of cargo and passengers per month across Regions 7 and 8; no jet fuel/avgas is confirmed sold on-site (ASL fuels aircraft at its Ogle base) and GCAA does not publish disaggregated per-aerodrome passenger statistics for this strip.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Air Services Limited (ASL)
Self-handled, ASL: ASL's operational hangar/base at Mahdia (Region 8) is the hub for its scheduled and charter passenger and cargo shuttle service, moving over 300,000 lbs of cargo and passengers per month to remote hinterland airstrips in Regions 7 and 8; flights from Ogle available Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri with 7:00am check-in, confirmed directly on aslgy.com's destinations/Mahdia and services pages.
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Trans Guyana Airways
Self-handled, Trans Guyana Airways: operates scheduled flights from Ogle (Eugene F. Correia International) to Mahdia and other Region 8 points (Chenapau, Kaieteur, Paramakatoi, Kurukubaru, Kato, Monkey Mountain), historically weekly (Fridays) with same-day fare of GYD 15,000 Mahdia-Ogle one way; airline handles its own aircraft/passengers at this hinterland strip. Independently confirmed by Stabroek News and News Room Guyana (25 Apr 2020, "commenced weekly flights every Friday to Mahdia...") in addition to transguyana.net's Region 8 schedule page.
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Roraima Airways
Self-handled, Roraima Airways: lists Mahdia among its Guyana interior destinations (confirmed via a dedicated Mahdia office listing), providing charter passenger and cargo flights (and medevac) to "practically any Aerodrome in Guyana's Interior"; charter-basis, own-handled operation rather than a fixed daily schedule. Phone number cross-confirmed via the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry directory.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Air Services Limited (ASL)
Third-party airport directories (Airportia/Grokipedia-sourced text) state on-site avgas and jet-fuel storage at Mahdia is "managed by local aviation operators"; ASL operates a company-wide Jet-A/Avgas fuel farm and tanker fleet, but Mahdia-specific fuel supply is not confirmed on ASL's own site (its Mahdia destination page describes only the passenger shuttle schedule) - recorded as the most likely local operator, unconfirmed for this station specifically.
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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
Air Services Limited (ASL)
ASL built its hangar at Mahdia in 2010 at a cost of GYD 75 million, expanding cargo-handling capacity for mining equipment and supplies moving to remote interior sites; confirmed via ASL's own services page (aslgy.com/services, "over 300,000 lbs of cargo and passengers per month") and independent 2012-13 press coverage (Stabroek News, Guyana Chronicle). An earlier claim that this was a converted Guyana Airways Corporation-era cargo shed dated 2011 at GYD 70 million was not supported by any source found and has been corrected.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Guyana Police Force (Mahdia Airstrip)
In 2023 the Guyana Police Force engaged directly with Mahdia Airstrip operators (Air Services Limited and Trans Guyana Airways) on a "safety first and safety last" initiative - installing security cameras, adding warning/informational signage on access roads, and repainting the runway for visibility. Independently corroborated by INews Guyana (20 Nov 2023), which lists GPF measures including "Monitoring Security cameras at the Mahdia Airstrip location" and "Placing more warning signs and information signs on the roadway"; this is general policing/safety collaboration rather than a dedicated regulated-agent screening operation, so recorded as unconfirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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