Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Matoury, Cayenne (French Guiana)

IATA: CAY ICAO: SOCA

Longest Active Runway

10,486 ft

3,196 meters

Field Elevation

26 ft

8 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

4.8200°, -52.3613°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#497 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#797 of 7558

Top 10.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (French Guiana)

#1 of 1 in GF

#1 of 5 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+4.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CAY in numbers: 10,486 ft longest runway · #497 of 650 published · #797 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.5%) · #1 in French Guiana.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CAY lies at 8 m (26 ft), #570 of 650 published airports by elevation and 12.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CAY. Nearest published airport: Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), 173 NM, 11,417 ft (931 ft longer than CAY); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,486 ft (3,196 m)

CAY runway: 08/26 10,486 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +4.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,486 ft (3196 m / 3.196 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →