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Felix Eboue AirportIATA code CAY

Felix Eboue Airport (CAY/SOCA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cayenne, French Guiana in South America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

guyane.aeroport.fr(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Cayenne, French Guiana
Codes
CAY · SOCA
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Cayenne
Region
South America
Airport record, updated 12 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Felix Eboue Airport (CAY/SOCA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Cayenne, French Guiana in South America. Operating on America/Cayenne local time at coordinates 4.820°, -52.370°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Felix Eboue Airport (CAY) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Cayenne, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Felix Eboue Airport details

Airport record · 12 Jun 2026
IATA code
CAY
ICAO code
SOCA
City
Cayenne
Country
French Guiana
Region
South America
Time zone
America/Cayenne
Coordinates
4.820°, -52.361°
From OurAirports
Official website
guyane.aeroport.fr (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Felix Eboue Airport’s own pages.

CAY airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
1943
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2022
488,721
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing aeroport.fr (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Cayenne, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, Félix Éboué
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Airport LDX · 199 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at CAY

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 08/26: 3,196 m, asphalt.

Runways at CAY: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
08/263,196 m10,486 ft45 masphalt

Routes from CAY

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from CAY yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at CAY

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names CAY, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where CAY is

Calculated

14 km south-southwest

Felix Eboue Airport lies 14 km south-southwest of Cayenne city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at CAY

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Cayenne, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Felix Eboue Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:guyane.aeroport.fr (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Cayenne

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Felix Eboue Airport: common questions

Where is Felix Eboue Airport?

Felix Eboue Airport serves Cayenne, French Guiana. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 4.820°, -52.361°.

What are the airport codes for Felix Eboue Airport?

The IATA code is CAY and the ICAO code is SOCA.

What time zone is CAY in?

Felix Eboue Airport is in the America/Cayenne time zone.

What is the official website of Felix Eboue Airport?

The airport’s official website is guyane.aeroport.fr. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Felix Eboue Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at CAY: 08/26 (3,196 m (10,486 ft), asphalt).

When did Felix Eboue Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1943 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Felix Eboue Airport?

Wikidata records 488,721 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at CAY?

Wikidata lists CAY as a hub of Air Guyane Express.

How far is CAY from Cayenne city centre?

Felix Eboue Airport is about 14 km south-southwest of Cayenne city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Felix Eboue Airport?

OurAirports gives CAY’s elevation as 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Felix Eboue Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)