AviatDataSaül Airport XAU / SOOS
Saül · French Guiana (France) · Collectivite Territoriale de Guyane (CTG)
5kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATASOOS / XAU
OperatorCollectivite Territoriale de Guyane (CTG)
Coordinates3.6136°N, 53.2042°W
Elevation740 ft · 226 m
Time zoneAmerica/Cayenne (UTC-03:00)
Passengers / yr5,400 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceSOOS — AIP France (SIA), AD 2 SOOS
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only, no runway lighting; PPR recommended for this unattended jungle strip; no scheduled night operations
TerminalsNo terminal building; basic airstrip with a small apron and limited parking (approx. 3 aircraft stands); no facilities for reduced-mobility passengers
Runways (1)
- 04/22 · 1,129 m / 3,705 ft · 48 m wide · Unpaved (compacted earth/laterite)
Airport contact
Isolated jungle airstrip serving the remote gold-mining-heritage commune of Saül deep in the Amazonian interior, reachable only by air or multi-day trek/pirogue; historically served by Air Guyane Express (liquidated 2023), now flown by successor domestic operators Guyane Express Fly and Van Air Guyane on routes to Cayenne and Maripasoula.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed
Guyane Express Fly
Sole current scheduled operator to this unpaved 1,300m restricted-use bush airstrip (Cayenne-Felix Eboue to Saul is one of 6 routes on the carrier's interior network, per the operator's own site and the fr.wikipedia Guyane Express Fly entry); with no separate ground-handling company present at this single-shed airfield, ramp/baggage/turnaround handling for its own flights is necessarily self-handled by Guyane Express Fly (current trading name 'Air Guyane', successor to the liquidated pre-2023 Air Guyane Express, CTA granted 2024-12-28, OSP contract from 2025-07-05) -- not independently documented by a station page or licence, so marked unconfirmed.
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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
On request
Guyane Express Fly
Operator's own site (guyane-express-fly.fr) lists 'Cargo / Fret Aerien' among its services across the same 6-destination interior network that includes Saul, the road-isolated commune's only external freight and mail link; booked via the general reservations contact rather than a dedicated cargo desk, and no separate cargo-terminal operator identified at this single-shed airstrip.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed