Trans Guyana Airways
Trans Guyana Airways Limited is a Guyanese airline which commenced operations in 1956 in Georgetown, Guyana, with a single float airplane. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the leading domestic commercial airlines in Guyana. Trans Guyana Airways is a member of the Correia Group of Companies[1] along with Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services, Evergreen Adventures, Baganara Island Resort and the Correia Mining Company. In addition to serving Guyana's interior, Trans Guyana Airways works in cooperation with Gum Air to provide a scheduled air-link between Paramaribo (Suriname) and Georgetown (Guyana). The carriers operate seven days a week between Eugene F. Correira International Airport (SYEC) and Zorg en Hoop Airport (SMZO).
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Founded | 1951 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1956 | ||||||
Hubs | Eugene F. Correira International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
Destinations | over 22 | ||||||
Parent company | Correia Group of Companies | ||||||
Headquarters | Ogle, East Coast Demerara, Guyana | ||||||
Key people | Michael Correia Jr. | ||||||
Website | http://www.transguyana.net/ |
Fleet
Trans Guyana Airways operates a fleet of ten aircraft with capacity varying from nine to 20 seats.
Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Notes |
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Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 6 | 1 pilot plus 13 passengers | |
Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | 1 | 1 pilot plus 9 passengers | |
Beechcraft 1900D | 3 | 2 pilots plus 19 passengers | |
Total | 10 |
Destinations
Trans Guyana Airways offers scheduled commercial services to the following interior locations:
Guyana
- Region 1
- Region 4
- Region 7
- Baganara Island
- Bartica
- Chi-Chi West
- Ekereku Bottom
- Ekereku Center
- Imbaimadai
- Kamarang
- Kurupung
- Olive Creek
- Aurora
- Region 8
- Kaieteur Falls
- Iwokrama
- Region 9
- Orinduik Falls
- Annai
- Karanambu
- Lethem
Suriname
- Paramaribo (Zorg en Hoop Airport, Johan Adolf Pengel Airport)