Roraima Airways is a regional airline of

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

with its main hub at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport. Roraima Airways was founded in 1992, and is named after

Mount Roraima Mount Roraima (; ) is the highest of the Pacaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South America. It is located at the junction of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. A characteristic large flat-topped mountain surrounded by cliff ...

History

Roraima Airways was founded in 1992 to serve tourists to get them around Guyana to destinations like

Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge ...

, and also

. All flights begin or end at Georgetown's

Cheddi Jagan International Airport Cheddi Jagan International Airport , formerly Timehri International Airport, is the primary international airport of Guyana. The airport is located on the right bank of the Demerara River in the city of Timehri, south of Guyana's capital, Geo ...

or Eugene F. Correia International Airport. In addition to tourist flights, the airline provides charter services for passengers and cargo to practically any Aerodrome in Guyana's Interior as well as critical Medivac services both locally and internationally

Destinations

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

* Boa Vista *

Normandia ''Normandia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1872. The genus contains only one species, ''Normandia neocaledonica'', which is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus is r ...

* Aurora Gold Mine *

Baramita Baramita, is a community in the Barima-Waini region of northern Guyana, standing about 20 miles west of Matthew's Ridge, at an altitude of 99 metres (328 feet). It is one of the largest Amerindian settlements in the country. It is inhabited by t ...

* Eteringbang Mine * Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan * Georgetown-Ogle *

* Lethem * Linden *

Mabaruma Mabaruma is the administrative centre and regional capital for Region One (Barima-Waini) of Guyana. It is located close to the Aruka River (the Venezuelan border) on a narrow plateau above the surrounding rainforest at an elevation of 13 metres. ...

Mahdia Mahdia ( ') is a Tunisian coastal city with 76,513 inhabitants, south of Monastir, Tunisia, Monastir and southeast of Sousse. Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as w ...

* Matthews Ridge *

Orinduik Falls The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River, a highland river that thunders over steps and terraces of red jasper on the border of Guyana and Brazil before merging with the Takutu River and into Brazil to join the Amazon River. The falls are situa ...

Port Kaituma Port Kaituma is a small village within the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana. It became known internationally as a gateway village to the Peoples Temple settlement in nearby Jonestown. It has long been a hub for mining in the area. ...

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

Port of Spain Port of Spain ( ; Trinidadian and Tobagonian English, Trinidadian English: ''Port ah Spain'' ) is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient dail ...

(3 cargo flights per week on behalf of FedEx)

Fleet

* 1

BN Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. Still in production, the Islander is one of the best-selling commercial airc ...

twin engine aircraft * 2 BN Trislander triple engine aircraft * 1

Tecnam P2012 The Tecnam P2012 Traveller is a twin-engine, high-wing utility aircraft designed and manufactured by the Italian company Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam, based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. Certified under EASA CS-23 and FAA FAR Part 23, t ...

STOL twin engine aircraft

References

External links

* Airlines of Guyana Airlines established in 1992 1992 establishments in Guyana {{Guyana-stub