Some 19 interior airstrips pose safety threats, hinder hinterland development

A Roraima Airways Aircraft on an interior airstrip

Official neglect of interior airstrips, many of which serve strategically important hinterland townships or are, in various ways, critical to Guyana’s economic growth, social progress and territorial security, has become a serious but little talked-about national issue.

While the privately operated aviation sector continues to provide the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) with assessments of the state of interior airstrips and the costs associated with rendering them usable,