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Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation
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Georgetown, Guyana
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is located on the right bank of the Demerara River , 41 Kilometres south of Guyana 's capital, Georgetown .
The first airport facilities at the location was the Atkinson Aerodrome , established in 1941 and named after Major Eric Atkinson , the first commandant of the World War II -era air base. In 1945 the airport was made a commercial one. In 1965 and 1968 additions were made to the airport facilities. On the 1st May 1969 the Atkinson Aerodrome was renamed the Timehri International Airport - " Timehri " is a Carib word for rock motifs located deep in the Guyana Hinterland that pre-date the arrival of Europeans in the New World. The airport featured murals employing Amerindian motifs by Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams .
In March 1997 , following the death of President Dr. Cheddi Jagan , then-President Samuel Hinds decided to rename the airport the . The proposition to rename the airport was tabled in the Parliament (National Assembly) by the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Vibert De Souza , who noted that it would be a fitting tribute to a man who had spent his life committed to the betterment of Amerindian people and fighting for the freedom and unity of all Guyanese. A plaque bearing the new name was unveiled on May 21st 1997 by the Prime Minister, Janet Jagan .
- Caribbean Airlines (Port of Spain)
- Leeward Islands Air Transport (Barbados, Sint Maarten, Trinidad)
- Meta Linhas Aéreas (Boa Vista, Belém, Paramaribo)
- North American Airlines (New York-JFK)
- Trans Guyana Airways (Annai, Apoteri, Bemichi, Chi-Chi, Chi-Chi West, Hampton Court, Imbaimadai, Kaieteur, Kamarang, Karanambo, Karasabai, Kato, Kurukabaru, Lethem, Mabaruma, Mahdia, Maikwak, Matthews Ridge, Monkey Mountain, Ogle, Orinduik, Port Kaituma)
- Travelspan operated by Xtra Airways (New York-JFK, Fort Lauderdale, Port of Spain)
- Constellation Charter Group operated by Primaris Airlines (New York-JFK, Fort Lauderdale, Port of Spain)
- Zoom Airlines (Toronto)
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