Airports / Guyana / KAI
Kaieteur Airport
SYKA / KAIKaieteur Falls, GuyanaELEV 1,520 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
106 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santa Elena de Uairén Airport (SNV).
Overview
Located in Kaieteur Falls, Guyana, Kaieteur Airport (SYKA / KAI) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,520 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KAI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Santa Elena de Uairén Airport (SNV, 106 nm), Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO, 108 nm), and Lethem Airport (LTM, 110 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KAI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KAI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SYKA
IATA
KAI
FAA / Local
SYKA
Elevation
1,520 ft
Coordinates
5.1773° N · 59.4890° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 106nmSNVSanta Elena de Uairén AirportSanta Elena de Uairén
- 108nmGEOCheddi Jagan International AirportGeorgetown
- 110nmLTMLethem AirportLethem
- 128nmOGLEugene F. Correia International AirportOgle
- 157nmBVBAtlas Brasil Cantanhede International AirportBoa Vista
- 158nmEOREl Dorado AirportBolivar
Location
Open the full mapSYKA · Kaieteur Airport · Kaieteur Falls, Guyana