AviatDataMatthews Ridge Airport MWJ / SYMR
Matthews Ridge, Barima-Waini · Guyana · Government of Guyana (Ministry of Public Works) — aerodrome regulated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
500pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATASYMR / MWJ
OperatorGovernment of Guyana (Ministry of Public Works) — aerodrome regulated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Coordinates7.4879°N, 60.1850°W
Elevation324 ft · 99 m
Time zoneGYT (UTC-4, no DST)
Passengers / yr500 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceSYMR — AIP Guyana / GCAA
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; no tower/ATC and no runway lighting; unattended between flights — PPR recommended for charter and mining-support operations (Trans Guyana Airways from Ogle/OGL).
TerminalsNo terminal building; open-sided community waiting shelter, plus a new aircraft parking apron added under the 2026 upgrade. No fuel available on site.
Runways (1)
- N/A — single strip, orientation not publicly charted · 1,280 m / 4,200 ft · 24 m wide · Reinforced concrete (2026 rebuild of former earthen strip; phased construction)
Airport contact
Government-owned hinterland strip serving the Matthews Ridge manganese-mining operation (Bosai/Reunion Manganese) and surrounding Barima-Waini (Region One) villages, with Trans Guyana Airways operating scheduled/charter Cessna Caravan flights from Ogle. The historic earthen runway is being rebuilt in phases (2025-2026) as an 8-inch reinforced-concrete strip — phase one (~2,200 ft) opened April 2026, with the full 4,200 ft x 80 ft design targeted to raise capacity toward that of Ogle/Eugene F. Correia International. No official passenger statistics are published for this airstrip; the pax figure above is a rough estimate from charter frequency, not a GCAA-reported total.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Air Services Limited (ASL)
Self-handled, Air Services Limited. ASL operates scheduled hinterland flights (Cessna 208 Caravan) from Ogle/Eugene F. Correia Intl into Matthews Ridge — ASL Chairman Captain Ahamad Mazahar Ally stated the airline typically runs three daily flights to Matthews Ridge and that 'there is no supervision or air traffic control there,' so ASL crews load/unload their own aircraft. Confirmed via GCAA's Feb-Mar 2026 suspension-then-reinstatement of ASL's Matthews Ridge operations following a runway-incursion incident (Kaieteur News, 27 Mar 2026; Guyana Times; iNews Guyana), and a separate Feb 26, 2026 tyre-damage incident involving ASL Cessna 208 Caravan 8R-GCB at Matthews Ridge (iNews Guyana).
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Trans Guyana Airways
Self-handled, Trans Guyana Airways. TGA lists Matthews Ridge as a scheduled Region 1 hinterland destination from its Ogle (Eugene F. Correia International) hub, operated with Cessna 208B Grand Caravans; no third-party ground handler is present at the unattended strip so TGA crews handle their own turnarounds. A TGA aircraft was involved in an incident at Matthews Ridge in April 2026, confirming current scheduled operations there (GCAA aircraft-incident coverage).
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Roraima Airways
Self-handled, Roraima Airways. Roraima (Britten-Norman Islander/Trislander, Tecnam P2012 fleet, hub at Ogle/Eugene F. Correia International) lists Matthews Ridge explicitly among its named Guyana destinations; airline crews self-handle turnarounds at the uncontrolled strip.
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Aircraft fuel
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Flight catering
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