Mabaruma Airport (IATA: USI, ICAO: SYMB) is an airport serving the town of Mabaruma, capital of the Barima-Waini Region of Guyana.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mabaruma, Guyana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°12′05″N 59°46′35″W / 8.20139°N 59.77639°W | ||||||||||
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Mabaruma Airport is located in the Hobo hill area of Mabaruma. It has two daily flights into Mabaruma every day of the week. It also has an afternoon flight every Wednesday. The two airlines that come in from Georgetown are Trans Guyana Airways and Air Service Guyana.[4] The flight from Mabaruma Airport to Georgetown's Eugene F. Correia International Airport (formerly Ogle Airport) is roughly one hour.
In 2019 a new flight was included when Roraima Airways agreed to fly three times a week to Mabaruma.
The airport is also served by US missionary group Wings for Humanity.[5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ HERE/Nokia - Mabaruma
- ^ "Mabaruma Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Airport information for Mabaruma Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Air Services Ltd, Guyana". Air Services Limited Guyana. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Wings for Humanity". wings4humanity. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Off the grid - Guyana". YouTube. Google. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
External links edit
- OpenStreetMap - Mabaruma
- OurAirports - Mabaruma Airport
- Accident history for USI at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for SYMB at NOAA/NWS
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