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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIl, AVIATION FOR THE YEAR 1956 849 I have the honour to submit the followin,- report on t he Department of Civil Aviation for the year 1956.

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The staf f of the Departrrent at the end of the year consisted of:- 1.STAFF Director of Civil Aviation Acting Di:rector of Civil Avia.tion ' .. Major J. Nicole Sq.

Leader.

H.G.Barker, on secon&rent July to December, 1956.

A.F.C.
A.F.C.

,.,.., Asfistant Director of Civil Aviation Senior Air Traffic Control ( designate) ., Officer Mr. Hutton-Griffith Mr. E.A.

Phillips .

� Air Traffic Control Officers I ( Mr. ( .Mr.

( Mr. ( Mr. ( Mr. ( Mr. ( Mr. ( Mr. ( ¥Jr.

I.· Vieira C. W. D. Chalmers G.N.

Spence G.L.

Hopkinson H .

S. Chan K. Kwok C.A.

DeF'!leitas C.E.

Yhap D.N.

!.inter from 1st .April, 1956.

.· kssistant Air Traffic Control Pfficers ( i:-ir.

A.A. Giles ( Mr. K.A.

Graham ';, Clerical E:tablishrent, Class 11.


Clerks .,.

I Cle1ical Assistants .

( Mr. A.F.R.Bishop ( Mr. C.H.

Fryer M.ss Ui.Lkcs to 1st May, Miss Granger -to 11th Sept. 1956.

1956.

Mrs. R. Spence -(temporary) f rom 14th March· to 13th October, 1956, Mrs. Bose -from 27th Miss Fraser .April,1956 to 14th June, 19ffi, (temporary) •from 11th June, 1956, � .. '; Miss N.Ouckama - (te�pora�) from 15th Oct,, ·1956.

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2 F.i.re and Ambulance Service, Supervisor Staff Mis cellaneous Staff 85'1' Mr. J. Gonsalves ( 5 Senior Firemen (15 Firemen 1 Caretaker 1 Messenger 1 Groundsman 1 Asst.

Caretaker 2.

- The new post of Assist ant Director designate.


Mr. Hutton-Griffith Increases in 1955, has been filled by the apoointment of Mr. Hutton-Grif fith as Assistant Director Air Force from 25/5/45 Development Secretary in t he United Kingdom under going a course of training of Transport gener al background to Civil Aviation and specialised course in Air Traffic Control.

the Royal who served in to 24/2/52 of the prior to his selecEon for th:i.:.

:; appointrent, with the Ministry a and Civil Aviation.
This course of training and was attached to the o�f.ice of Civil Aviation administration is now will give him as well as an intensive approved B. nt - Squadron Leader H,G.

Barker, A.F.C., of the Ministry Secondme Transport and Civil Aviation, London, arrived in the Colony in June, 1956, on seconchrent, and took over duty as acting Director the absence of Major-J.

Nicole who proceeded on leave on tre 8th May, 1956. of Civil Aviation in of 4.
Actin� Appointments - As a result of tre grant of leave to Major Nicole ts were made:- the following acting appointmen Acting Director -Mr. E.A, Phillips, from 8th May to 5th July, 1956.

-Sq.

Ldr.

H.G.

Barker from.6th ,Tuly t o 51st Decemblr, 1956.

Acting Asst.

Director of Civi:;)__ -Mr. 1,A.

Phillips from 6th July to 51st \ Aviation.

Acting Senior Air Traffic Mr. ·c·,W.D.

Chalners from 8th May to 5th December, 1956.

July, 1956.

-Mr.

I. Vieira from 4th September to 51st December, 1956. ,.
Control Officer ..

Promotions and Appointments - s. (1)Mr. D,N.

i"D..nter was promoted Air Traffic Control Officer as from 1st .April, 1956 , (2)Messrs. Giles and K,A.

Graham, temporary Officers from 1st April, 1956. were appointed Assistant Assistant Air Traffic Cort rol Air Traffic Control Officers as (3)Miss Gilkes was promoted to be an 11.ssist ant Social lfllelfare Officer in the local Governmmt Department as from 1st May, 1956.
(4)Miss Granger was p.ppointed Clerical Assistant in the Ministry of Labour, Health and Housing as from 11th September, 195 6.

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Discipline - As a result of generall y unsatisf actory work and conduct .a was made at the end of the ye.ar for the deferrrent of s in the saJaries of Messrs. G.L.

Hopkinson, A,T.c.o.

and K.A.

recommendation increment Graham .1..ssistant A. T. c.o. '

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·rrwy�.

:i.tlp ,,.

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I. Vie11·a & �I« ��ods in the United States which included practical and experience . '
at' the Givil Aeronau�ic� Administration Aeronautic .

al Centre and- att,-mde:;J a cc,u:i.·�� oi' trc.1:lnini Ul Gf ·rreitid training .,., :de.

:tt :ah+ ➔ " /airports • 3 \ 853 I drports in Ot:lahoma.

This course was arranged through the auspices of the foternation:-:;l Cooperation .i-..ci1;ri.nistrn.tion of the United States.

,- Mr. H.S.
,- Mr. H.S.

Chan undertook a c ourse of training in Air Traffic Control at the Ministry of Transport and Civil 1�viation Coptrol at Hurn, England, l ater performing duty as .Air Traffic Control Officer at Birmingham Airport.

School of i,ir Traffic s.Leave of l1bsence - The folloF· ·;g officers were granted Vacation Leave dur­ ing the yetir:- Major J. Nicole - from 8th May, 1956 to 31st December, 1956 and extending into 1957.

Mr. H.S.

Chan - from 22nd May, 1956 to 10th December, 1956.

Mr. G,H.
Mr. G,H.

Fryer - from 25th June, 1956 to 31st December, 1956 and extending into 1957.

Vacation Leave (local) was also granted to members of the Fire and Ambulance Services and Miscellaneous Staff during the year.

Catual leave was also granted to all members o f the staff who applied for it.

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Sick Leave - 28 members of the staff were absent from duty for a total of 212 days during the year on sick leave.

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ATKINSON AIRFORT J 10.Control - The control and administration of the Airport was the respon­ sibility of the Director ·of Civil Aviation, with the Senior fur Traffic Control Officer performing the duties of Deputy Airport Superintendent-.

11.Maintenance and Services - The Director of Public ¼brks, through the Engineer- at Atkinson E'ield, continued in-Ci.�Lrge runways, taxiways, tial services in the Airport area.

The usual during the year.


to be responsible for the maintenance of of essen­ high standard WDS maintained roads, lands an d buildings and for the provision 12.Term.i.nJ.l _:-and the consequent Build:i rg - The marked.

increase in Pflssenger traffic-recorded later increc1se in the number of visitors to the existing public rooms in the in th:is report Airport !1lclde it evident during the yee.r that the Terminal Building were inadequate, particularly at peak periods.
The impending removal of the offices of the Directorate of Civil Aviation to Georgetown will a considerable amount of floor space now used for make available purposes and, following meetings with airline agents and other interested persons, proposals were agreed for the extension travel�ers of the area now available and visitors.

for administrative It is expected that the removsl of the Directorate will be effected early in 1957 and that work on modifications as soon as is practicable after the r..,-moval.
to the Terminal Building will commence ·1�.

Hydrant Fuelling Svstem - The hydrant fQelling system installed by Petroleum Marketing Agencies Ltd. (Shell) in 1955, continued to operate satisfactorily.
14.Parl�ing Apron - The larger tyr:,es of aircraft now opernting into the Afrpart :md the steady inc-rease in traffic taxes the capacity of the Parking Apron on occasions, but the extension to the Parking Apron completed in 1955 provides adequate space for existing traffic.- Should the increase in traffic cril.t±nue it may be necessary to consider a furtmr extension to the _;\pron in the next year or t�m.
The extension year and is standing np P.XCG1Jo.nt.ly to the Parking Apron was resurfaced during the to th1:: --\:.xaQffic .it.

has to carry.

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4 I' 855 15.

't ,rnd Taxiw;:i.ys t ho .. year :md runwciy set 01.1t provided.

The p2inting Run.1rrays rebullt ·<J.uring the stand?rds· Aviation were taken by the F·ublic conm1end the Engineer-in taxiway s are in first class condition second to none in the area.
Works Departm:mt -Charge - The rr.2in taxh,,,-ay to the Terminal Build..i..ng was in .Annex 14 to the Conven and taxiway markings tion on Internatiom1l in accordance with Civil of t he approved and this opportunity is taken to markings was under­ on the excellent and, with their new markings, work done.

Runways c1nd r-:re 16. re-occupy of the United States, Control Tower - The plans to of th8 Govermnsnt for the Civil Aviatio'n and Communica as a result of the proposal:".
Civil Aviation to Georgetown Cont rol Tower are expe ctcd to be npproved year.

to move the offices in 1957.

Planned.

tions services ,�ith were not proceeded of the Directorate of imp:'.

'ovemcnts to the existing and executed during the coming the steel Control Tower, property and to provide new accommodation aircraft 17.

¥.d.li tary Aircraft - There were no visits of British lVJ.ilHary aircraft of other countries, those notably including a nurnbcr of Jet air-craft, made.
during the year but �)(·;vc.n.,ty-one.i of the United States and Brazil, use of the airport.

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Planned Improvements posed remov2l of tl'E offices of the Department m�ko it possible to increase very considerably the space available travellers passenfer - As stated in para.graph 12 of th"i.::; report, the pro­ to Gcorg-:coi,,m in 1957 ,vill for in in the Terminal Building.

This improvement is planned to be undertaken -handling facilities and visitors during 1957.
Tbe need for a much larger car p!3rk e,djacent to the Terminal has been apparent for the past two years and thLs need increases daily.

It is hoped that this might be undcrtcl<en during 1957.

Building almost 19.
Building almost 19.

Re crmmended Improvements MecfLng held at Cuidad Trujillo between the 3rd and 24th j�pril, 1956, at li.tkinson 1lirport recommenda of the following tions were made for improvements:- - At the t bird Caribbean Region().. the installation t Air Navigation (a)A very High Frequency Omni-directional Radio Range (VOR), and (b)Lead-in Lighting to the main runway.
Consider·otion is being given to both these recommendations but the 05) makes it apparent rdurc of the terrain in the final 2.pproach zone of the main runway; �Runway and costly under­ taking;.

This problem has been discussed with the appropriate branch of the is Ministl·y being nndertaken modified lead-in lighting and a survey of the terrain the cost of installing a of Trancport an,d Civil Aviation with a view to ascertaining that this will be a complex system.

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Tower Equipm::nt - wa:-, ty · to purch,,se du ring the year.

Con':rol ;:iuthori stalled efficiency Control of air traffic Room.

The Air Traffic Control Desk, for which and in­ P,:iven at the end of 1955, Has received This piooe of equipment has greatly increased the control work and enhanced of the the appearance The ilirfield Recorder (speech rt;cording during the ye c1r ;md is operating installed transmissions.
The knowledge Very High Frequency sent from and re'ceived in t he Control Room are recorded and can be 'played vi t;:il service.

back' if necessary has efficiently, fur the r increased the efficiency particularly that all signals (V.H.F.)

of this and unit) was also received on 21.

!drp��t Liaison Committee of Gcvornment these responsible of occasions.
Particular - This Committee, Departments using the Airport, consisting of �epresentativos airlines, oil comps.nies for the provision of passenger ameni.ties ll'Bt on a number and attention was given to discussions i� respect of / the - ....... .

--- ---.e .. 5 857. the proposed ed on rcc0rr�1l2ndations modifications to be ma.d0.
to the Tormina.1 Building and agroement was reach­ 3, ;tIR TRhFFIC CONTROL 22.Services - Continuous Air Traffic Control services were operated through- out the year providing /,erodrome tion n1:d Rescue Co-ordinati or ,crvices, Control, Approach Control, Flight Informa­ 23.Aero.

:)Y'OJJE and Approach Control - ;Ul air traffic within the /,pproach Zorn), which extenu.3 -.
:�;-a radius of 25 nauhcal miles trnffic of all l:.i.rds on the 2crodrome Traffic in tho Approach Zone therefore, The GeDrgcto ..,ft movements _Control Officer on <.'i,;ty.

and Air,._:.

:', control.

und.er itself is controlled by the senior Air ,\erodrome is with­ 1,in (W,.ter) ir..Lo a1d out of this area are, from the Control Tower, and This remote control of the Georgetown from the Control have to be given in the near future to the provision to exercise on-the-spot control.
Centro, has been found unsatisfac A0,:•odrome, which is 20 miles torJ [lnd c:c>r:sidera tion may of an Operations Officer 24.Flight Information Reglon established gion, which includes boundaries of the Colony in the East, South and West ,md to the Sduthern boundary of the Trinidc,d Ser"?i ce - Tho Georgetown to function in i:�:.

':� Lower FlipM Information satisfb.c,:orily, This re­ the a:Lr spnce up to 10,000 feet, ext·-;nds to the Flight Inform:1.tion R.cgion in the north.
continued The ,d .. r space above 10,000 feet forms part of t ho Surinam Upper Flight Region.

This means, in effect, Centre supplies inforr:i:-1Uon des up to 10,G')0 InformatJc,1-1 Infornn tio11 the Colony at li.ltitu altitude Info:c· ,.,:�ion Centre.

being provided with essential 1,9i· the Georgetown t Flight flying into or over to e-:l a�.r·craft feet on� ..

;;., aircraft .f'lying above that information from the .
:11rinam Flight 25.Re s::-11e Coordination Service - The limits of the Geor getovm Lo·,.,er Flight services; tion f'..::gion of the Colony's responsibility Field is designa­ Upper Flight British and French Guianas, Surinam and In�-c-_;�nntion Region rrark t he boundaries normal Rescue Coordination provic.:i.

::->g ted as the ;-r::)in Rescue Coordinating Inform'l the sc1.

:; areD ci:retchi ti '.


:m Region, This ITEans that in t:1e event of an aircraft m:i .. ::-:,; 1.ng ,lli th:;:, ·::he region the Atkinson Rescue Coordinating of rescue services control of the coordination qu:.'

.. ·-2d to as[;lrne whole P .. rca.

Thi�;, so f,u as the Surinam ' or Rochambeau would be c:n request Centre may be re­ over the Centre for tlie Surinam ng to the .Southern from those centres.

which includes but l\.tkinson [.


:.r<,as being lost or nre concerned, for boundary of the Piarco Flight Informa­ 26.Search �';_d Rescue Personnel and Fi'\cilities ordinating Centre posen a medium range Briti.

:,h Guiana Airway,':!

(Governrocnt) and tho Transpcrt these facilitie Rescue Co- for search and rescue pur­ aircraft and a Rescue boat and, by arn:mgcment with and Harbours Department s can be made readily available.
- The Georg:=:town to have available is expected In addition, and by arrangement with the Folicc and private owners of Radio Transmittjng through 1'Jhich craft can be conveyed uni ts for grour;.d O,c.ntre.
sets, Llorting Posts arc established all over the Colony information in rGspect of missing, overdue or force-landed air­ Centre and search and r,:is·cue to the Rescue Coordinating search work be org,gnis ed and controlled by the Coordinating By agreerrent with the Military Commander P.1t Atki.nron Field it is now to c all upon the possible opcrati.-,n.
gesture, and to emphasize its importance in the Atkinson Field -.area whore the n:1�.·re of t he terrain ,JOuld tremely This opportunity is taken to express appreciation t the civil sourc1:s of this render search and rescue operations ex­ 1,rmy to supplem::m difficult.

in a rescue < • I ... - / 27 e e t • e I • • e e o • 6 27 � Rescue FaciJ.i ties (Georgetown) (\vat�>T·�;tcrodr - In seve:::•al ome umphasis has been laid on the need fer re;cue ���:r.'Vico;:; at the British Guiana Jiirways Ramp at Ruimveldt.
in ·T11�� Gc_r_).rFcrtown irnproV'2d Tnis need has ber,n given more detailed hoped that duri�S 1957 arrangements will be completed efficient recently consideration for a more on aircraft reports and it is service.

accidents 4. :EP:.ON{;.UT IC!.L T�ECOrmUNICiiTIONS 28.Internationrl Services - Intern A.tional TI.A.

C.17:-}-"� agents of Government continued Telecomrmmicdions services Aeronnutical charges approved by Details Government.

these and the .Aerodrome and Approach services .


::trc set out in Appendix to this Ruport.

during the year on a system of of tbe frequencies in use for A Aeradio ( Caribbean) Limited to ope rate the International 29.

Domestic Services s eparate services main fixed station - British Guiu.ria for the internal at Ruimvcldt, operat:.c Georgetown.

Aj_n,:ws (Government) operated the 1.,1s of th(Jir al.r::::raft with their Operations - 1�oronautical radio link between f.ir 'f':r,R.
:ff:iu C'.ouLi·,)l k�;,;:i.en as well c>s di:cect FJj_@"ht Information Airport territoric�.

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:;1•o Telecommunications sei•vj ;-ind aircraft 11.tkins on me s 3Xl.d airfields in the area and in neighbouring within t he radio cor:: , .. d between r-c,s µ:cuv-.i.dc the opc:rating Aircraft ·enterj_ng the i·1pnn 1a.ch Control Zone come under the direct control of the Duty ili1· Trr:,fJ'l of the frequencies c Control Officer Tow8r.
from the Contro:i. opo:;:-ated by changing over to one 31. ;,ll rado equipment 2.nd Maintenance of Equ:i.pmcnt Inspection to service and m2inta.in ac�<l Interconmmnice.tion r:.c,:dered valuable DGsk and the express oppr·eciation of the cooperation &!•tior Representative spoech recordin?

and his staff.

s systems in the Tc:cminal service in the installation of the Air -\·.ufic Control Building., They also equipment and thi s opportunH.y is taken to and assistence rendored by t he d - I.A.

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personnel continue as well as the Public Address " :;;24 Radio J!.i_;l:: to N2.vigntion - The frequency of the Non Directional from 263 to 356 kilo cycles during the year and this from which has of the beacon, Beacon w·'-!S changed con.sidcrt:, .-' .. y now been :..•c:;,ported up to 300 miles from the aerodrome.

reception the rar:f::G improved occo.nions during s•2vcrc e c2ble s and e quipmcnt.

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During the year th12 beacon ma.st was ::::truck b y lightriing lectrical storms w�tr:,.s·OJile darr..:i.ge to ncc3rby .

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.. F on two Interior nearing completion tion early in 1957.

Beacons - The non-directional beac-q,n .

{lI.D.B.)

at the end of the year and is expected at Lethem to be ;j..n opera­ was 35. i was suspended.
At tho end of the year no de­ Because of· the decrease in air tr:ffic tot he Scuth Rupununi for a and increased traffic in other areas, the proposals Savannahs second N.D.B.

at 1rvichiba cision had been taken on t hu re-siting was being givGn to a direct Enc bdween .Atkinson site would provide not only a homing beacon into the ·wester traffic aircra.ft using this becJcon in conjq_nction with those at Atkinson .

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'f'ort position fixes at any point 2long the and Let hem to obtain acceptable pr::ncipal British routes to the Rupununi District, and on wlrir.h thA bulk of occur .. Airways operations is on the increase, but it will enable appropriat�ly Field ;,.nd the Rupunm1i District.

Such a possible sites midway between e,nd some distance Gui;:na.

n area.

where equipped wost of of this beacon but consideration /8:4 •• 0 • • • • • • • • --------· ------------- AL &:.., u,= 7 -. """"
861 34. l:i.tkinson S-,1pnle�:n"ary Mctcor·_.logic::1._ Mdcorolog��c:al l, fice at 1�-Lkinscn Cr.c,trol we,,ther are transmittud Tdr..i.dad seiYc through 'Staff, r.!ll of whom Dre qualii'ie,d observations by radio to the Hain Meteo7logical Offic,,s at Piarco, are also in S1 · .1.am.

Weather .

(JP POrts from J\fabaruma •· O:fi-0e - The Supplementary is oper.-:,·'.,ud byt he Air Traffic ut the 24 hours daily and reports Weather observers.

2re taken througho this channel.

2nd Zandcry ,1_;_.rport Hourly 35.


Pilot BaJ.J.oo -, Ol-sorvo.tions ted during,c:�� ;;car bEcc:urxi hydroci5n.

hydrogen -will bG completcJ early in 1957.

- Pilot Balloon ascents of t he difficulty ,:l that suitable arr,"n;�el'Tl:!

i,1 obtaining of rits for supplies were'again restric- supplies of It is e:xpccte 36.

Weather Reporting Mabarurna tional Civil .i.viation Organ:i.sotion h::iurly wc2thcr reports reports continue Caribbean Meteorological ports may no longer be a necessity.
Station - Thl', rcco:m:mcmdation of the Interna- from Mabaruma has nut yet beci1 iq:>lGirtcnted (I.C.LJ>.)

for the est"ltlish:mcnt of but to be supplied twice daily.

The Director of the British Service hos indicated recently that hourly re-.,: C. CRASH nm jJ�BUL_'\.NCE SERVICE 37.

Fire J,J,--rms durine:··'.

::hG rmd tb.=: Supervj_r;or and his s taf 1.

- There, were no alc.7.

:rrns of fire in the h.tkinson year.


This srieaks ir,1ily fc>r the fire: Field ac'ea prevention by the ,11 organised measures system of ir>sppction::: fire PJ�otect:.L-.

ve,'y :1 .

:rnd 38.

Emergen cy Lanclinr_;,:s - The Crar:h in tersection of the rmnvoys eme:1: :}::ncy landings.

No action 1,:.

:: on i .. --:.1r occo.r:::.0 .s necessary.

1,c dl1ring '.

::ender e,ncl A.rnbulance proceedGd tot he th:: w, -r for :J � 39.

Al�rts - The service ii�-,!, tl'1e year.


.Alerti Tr·,1f_._·3 c Control ready for : mmedide action if required.

was alerted for all landings and t2ke-o.ffs dur- the D'Jty Air when v ehicles nrc manned with engines ng is accomplished by sj_gnA.l from Officer running, Thure ;·.-,re Th:t.:s is 2n : .

':rage 4,370 alerts duri.ng the year, 496 of which were night.

of 12 alerts ter day throughout t he year.

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T'.·,:\ining c:rews were under lecture,l vention ond protection.
- Twenty-five fire dr::.lls were conducted constant instruction.

during the ye?r and or In addHion t,,r_ ;'j_y'.·i ,Supervis and demonstrated to P..:rrey-por::ionnel on methods cf fire pre­ 41.

- Tho Structural Fire Truck, property of the Government Equi:::iment United States, the difficulty its maintenance, made it clear that it was no longer an economic proposition to attempt to keep it in use.
It has, therefore buc.m withdrawn from service and instructions oft he during the year and its age, for necessary su�h spares i:lgain became unserviceable srJares of obtaining ond the hard currency involved which are increasingly in procuring h2ve b(:!en requested of its disposal.

in respect On the acl.vice and with the cooperation of Hr.

J.T,A.tlcin son� oft he Gcorp.


:etown Superintendent Ch2rnp vehicle -was obtoined hoped th2t this t e:mporGry eble until n nGw Austin Champ pump/rescue vehicle from the C-eorgr?t-,,m Fire nddi tion to the loan of an Austin Service and it is the f:ixe equipment Fire Brigade, is procured in 1%?.

will be ava'l.1- (: 1 the withdrawal o f t he Structural Fire Truck a Land Rover was pro - cured c,;!.d the trailer pump was fitted with hose racks thus providfog furth::: efficient fire-fighting unit.
a /41 Cont 1 d ......... .

8 T 863 To increase the foam output of the Pyrene Crash Tender an amount will nea.

:.l.y to cover the cost of the purchase included in the d:>:"aft estimates thus made avail.-{ule of equiprr.ent.

Tc-,r:.der laid over certain stretches of the loose sand in the manoeuvring to enable the fire and crac=;h equipment to reach the mo:re distant of a water carrying for 1957.
The increased dmible the foam m1tput of this piece to render it lighter and rr1ure mobile a,-id steel matting was points of t he aer o drome �v the shortest and -quickest All but es::cntia.l was n,rnm·0d from the C rash l1c1uipmGnt vehicle was r outes.

area water supply 42.


- Routine fire protection Fire Prot�ction through:Jut-the- extingui,c Fire extineuisher s in use and in store at the end of the year numbered 402. ye a r in the whole Atkinson Field area and 173 fire :;hers were re-charged inspections including tho:::8 for private organisations.

w er e conducted 43.

Telephone Exchange - Personnel of the Crash and Ambulance service continued to perform duty as o:i:x=rators at the Atkinson Exchange providir:g by radio telephone, with Georgetown.
During the wbole year the radio telephone a continuous service to s ubsc:.c,:;"bers in the area.

and, link was broken for a total of 68 hours.

Field Telephone­ 44. s should come under the direct control of the General - As a result of a Police Department requirerrent that s�pc rnumerary cons·,:;::.

'::Jc Commissioner of Police for pay, discipline etc., members of the Crash and Ambulance Service ceased to hold these appointments at the end of in these men being no longer available the year.
This resulted duty as Airport Police and an increase of the Airport Regulations.

under consideration Measures to improve this situation were .at the end of the year.

f or in the number of infringements This opportunity is taken work done by the Fire Supervi;.,0r rr:!Jintenance service.

Appreciation rendered Works Engineer at by the Superintendent is also expressed Georgetown of equipment and in;-)roving Atkinso n Field.
and h is staff during th:: year in of..:ttre the efficiency for the advice and assistance Fire Brigade and the Public to express appreciation of the excellent fire 7.

.ATKINSON FIELD .ARSA 45.

- Responsibility Administr�tion Atkinson li'j_e tinued to be vested in the Director of Civil Av:i.at:i.r,n, with the Director of Public Works exercising ld area which covo2rs some 30 squa1·e for the administration of the mi�.os of country, con­ maintenance responsibiEt/ .
46. fi.ccommoda tion - The shortage of housing acconnnodation is still acute hardshi p to essential and is creating considerable barrack building evacuated by the l�rmy was available at the end of t he year for c onversion into farrd.ly accommodat will provide only two additional relieve building apartments the s ituation.

It is hoped that the conversion of the barrack mentionEd above will be undertaken ion but this, when completed and will do little to airport staff.

One during 1957.

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Hydroponic Gardens - These continue under the same lessee.

It has been noted that the production of v·egetables has been considerably duced and that the lesr-ee is concentrating and production of chickens, pigs and cows.

It is hoped that vegetable production for which the lease was Pri1T1c1rily designed, will receive more attention in future.

more and more on the breeding re­ 4'.J.


_I:oultry __ F§l.rm - .t-•nother farmer was granted permission py an area in the vicinity of the old Pan J�merican during the year ,1irway.s to u,:cu T rion.3mitting Station p1·u,!rEiss had been 1nari.P, by the end of the year.

for the purpose of poultry farming.

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Tropical :,'i.sh Farm - Tl:'.is farm contir.1.12s to fl01rrish ·and applications haV(?

beGn reco:,.-,n�d for export of thes:: lisb by air to alJ.
parts of the w�.1rld7 particula.

rly the United St:;'.�s f urtnc: fish f&rnts to be es tJolished.

, is a valauble a:JsGt to t�1e CoJ.r -ThG <f, 50. r:::llow Brick mts for the lease of an area in the k Tnson Field dock 1'11E=re conplct ed by tr.,:?

end of the vicinity of tne At year and work had corn.menr f:1-:tory.

Fnctory - Arrmnr,en:c. "'d on the clearing of the si h°' 1·or the 51.

Agricui-t:,_i: ;"C - The Experimental Station operated by the Department of Agricu�---�u.

':; ,ns e:xtended.
':; ,ns e:xtended.

developi;;c r:·�, �)rincipa station.· during the year.

Reosearch work in plc:.,1t Ey cocoa nnd coffc:e i:'J ·i:.he main activity of this 52.

Government Sc-hool -The Atkinson Ffold Govc:?rnmcm 23rd J\.pr{r,-195� able progress has be1.

;m mGdG.

The Di:coci·lr to be :Manager the teaching of the school and has recec1tly reco::1r1end:,d 2.n increase in staff to cope with the 76 pupils now enrolled.
t School UndGr its head-m.ist:r,:0;_;3, Mrs. B. Downr-:s, opendd on very favour­ of Civ�l Avjz::�:-_on continues 53.

� _!�es - The 2�:r.LrnJ at itkinson activity Fie le!

.

,; • throughout :,;:e year.

11in� Pool continued to be the most popular amenity ,, -r-ra.s tho main ct:ntre of recr-2a i_·;_,)nal end social The playing field was aJ :::;o po7!L-:tr c:.nd vJas the scene of very succsssful inter-!,d'.ool spo::--l ·, i:21(1 to c r::onsicl.erable Ofi::-.cer Comrnandir:g extent, to -�he a sots T1·uop,;.
"..n t}1e midcl.l.e ::f the year, tl''lnks, brn.c2 and cooperation of the 54.

.Atkin.con Field SPorts CJ.1.1b - The area leased to Pan American the erer:-'.-:�on of a fa,Uow Brick Factory lndustries Inc. for ground covered by the Atkin:::..,·.

; Field Sp,.,:..� 1,," dismantled.

No action had been fr1ken t11•J building in accordance with their undertaking, year and it wo.s, thereforlii:, not possible ments to the building for which a C.D.

and H. grant l--i:-;1.d been provided.


:s Club buildi; ,:/ which had to by the lesseee ··'rn re-erect to sta1�t th2 wc1�k on improve­ by ti1u end of the included the 55.

Maint �:,2.nr:e -Rc::ids, lands usua:c-1;>}1standard essenti2.J.

services.

and builr1.5ngs were maintained at their duri.ng the year, as were the provision of 8.INl'Ef f COR AIR.STRIF.S, AREJ,S I.ND �:'i WJ1.

'I'BR :_!\..l.L S f;t·:-�HTING 56.


C0r.t-.rol - The Director f.ji:• ill intcirior The acting Director prepa.rcd an extensive Government which included:- of Civil Aviation airf:ields, water alighting areas n::d connecting trails.

conti1TJcll to be responsible report for consideration by (a)Resnonsibility the Director of Public Works.

(b)An increase aligt.ting areas in regular use.


for maintenance of airstrips to be transferred to in the number of Supervisors at airstrips and Wiiter·­ (c)The provision at aerodromes (water-alighting areas a.s we:11 as a:i.:i> sti-·'._ps) of safety aids and rescue equipment.

(d)The i:1troductio n of aerodroITB (e)The taking ever of all responsib: licerniing.

U.ity for connecting trails by tho Director not been implemented).

of Public Works.
of Public Works.

( 'l'ius was approved in 1955 but had '.-f) Provision of radio transmitters/rocei vers for the more important airstrips.

/ (SB ,non-t �(j.

••••••• 1� ) 867 The report was discussed at l ene;th an d was apprcwed a nd the Director of P.1hJ.i liminary inspc c.:tion of the principc1.l interior &erorirore s. c Works and the acting mrector carried out a pre­ It was agreed that the implerrentation of these recommendations should ta.ke effect in three phasos.
The fir st, to provide for im­ provement to agreed stand2rds of aorodromes used for scheduled passenger and a7a5.labl which aim to bring all aerodromes up to agreed standards at a later date.

e. This is c:xyected to be early in 1957.

Pha:::es 2 and 3 mail se rvj -:-2s, to be started as soon as funds are made wi.11 follow Inte:i:-lor Airstrip::, and water alighting areas are primarily for domestic use by Bri tid1 Guiana.

Airways c:;.nd p6vate aircraft operating in the Colony.
Their u:;e by other aircr;i�:·t is subject to pernri.ssion bei ng granted in eve1y l:s.se by the Dir2ctor of C iv-il Aviation.

57.

Maintenance - Normal maintenance of :drstrips and co,1:1e throughout the yGar.

in the Rupununi District wes continued cting trails 58.

Development Programme - .Funds were requested f or:­ ,'!

(a) The lengthen:i.ng of Wichibai airstrip ; (b)The construd.
';,.,!l of an airstrip at Kwnarang Mouth ; (c)A detailed survey of the Kaiteur Falls area for tre provision of an airstrip.

The lengthening of Wi.chibai airstrip recommended some years ago a.i.

'1d considered on {.

: :number of occasions was agreed.

A certain amount of clearing of forest in the Kama.rang Mouth area hcd already been carriect out by the District Offlicer and, after an inspection by the acting ::Jirector, c:1.nd discu ssions l,D.
th British Guinna Airways officials, it was agr2ed that this ar:ca;i when grading and filling had been completed and certain obstructions be suitable for use by the Company's C.47 aircr2£t, with c ertain necessary load l imitations.

removed, would The provision of an airstrip c1.t Kaiteur Falls, which has als o been under consideration for some years, was f urther considered and it was agrc,ed that a detailed survey of the area be carried out.
It is expecteu that work on these three projects will be s tnrted during 1957.

59.

New Airstrips - No new airstrips were constructed during 1956 but a nurrber of srrall airstrips for use by light aircraft which had been co113truc ted in the Echilibar area were inspected.

60.

Navigational Aids and Interior Communications - Work on the non­ during 19.57.

W:>rk on the second beacon at Wichib:.


:ii dir0ctional beacon (NDB") a'.£ Lcthem continued during the year, but work 011 the building to house the r adio equipment and the technician who will operate and maintain the beacon was delayed.

The beacon should come into operation was s us�ended because of the reduction Savannah area.
At the end of the year a new site for this beacon was um.er consideration and the acting Director was of opinion that it should be in the Horth West District in order to enable aircraft operating into the iuterior to provide improved position reports.

Discussions with the loc:: al airline officials .

:J.re planned for early in 1957 and a f irm reconm1endation then b e made.

of air traffic in the South for tho re:-si.t.i.ng of t.h.

:i.s bo'lcon ,.l'.ill /(9.

Registr·ation, etc .•••••• 11 869 9.


REGISTRATION, OF .A:iRCP.J.F'i' CERTIJ.

:ICATJON AND AIR.URP,Fr AND LICENSING Ff.RSONNEL 6J..

Registration and Re-Registration during the °?'

.

.

:.r and eight other aircraft R::•;�;.

;tration te:•:,rl changed ownership �1'tti were re-registered.

hat.i.on aircraft.

has now been grai.�,::d to twenty-one six had be8n cancelled by the end of 1956, Britis}1 Guiana regis­ Of this number - Two aircraft were gr:mted British c.::.

:-,:ady regis­ 62.
:-,:ady regis­ 62.

Certific:, t·:>s of Airwor ':r·; 0-:c ss - On th'.

:) rec0.·,rrn.endation of the .ti.r :-r=-;-Mr. /¼-.. C. Torrli :·1 -::·::n· J Gerti.fie des of il.ir­ Registration Board S-J,_::: T1"'D8"wed in r:�:1:•-::•;:, of the six a�_n'.raft owned worthines and operated aircraft, private ':Jy Britisl1 ...:u.i.ana Airways i:_;:0-..r-t;.,as well as a number of F were issued :):-:· :=;:._:· 63.
./\ircraft Radio l�intenanc - The issue, renewal and extension of Ai::cre-..,;, Aircraft Licences Maintenance, were granted during the year.

In the case of Aircraft Maintenance Engimers' Air Registration are subjec·L �.,J applicants passing Licences tion set by the SurvE:yor and s2tisfying experience.
ation of the and the issue or ext0nsion of these renewals arc gnm t ed on the recommend e and Fli5ht Engineers a writ-ten technical examina­ Be 2.Y'<l Sllrv0yor him in respect Licences, 1 Ltcences of practical At the end of the year the number of licences recorded �ere:- Pilots Licences (all categorit,s) student Pilots Liccncco Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licences Flight Engirn:;ers Flight Rc-1.dio Operato:,.as Licc:'.lce s Radio Maintenance Engineers 24 9 8 5 12 1 Licences L:.c<�1ces TOT,'\1: 59 64.
- Captain J.P. 1ilti.lson, Chief Pilot of Ra.ting Instr,ir.r!nt Guiana L·:,,mys grant anC: renewal of Instr::imc:·!·t pilots fo;: the renewal of the:ir ratings 1 natings and tGstcd the Company s during the year.

Ltd., conU:;;1:d to be the authorise British d examiner for the 65.
Fees -The amount collecte Reg�-�tr duri:;g d for the issue, ronew-3.l ;,nd extension 0 L!,i::-:2ss and Licences ation Certificates, Certificates of Airwo: the year amount to:- of Registration Certificates Licences Examination l!..,ees of ilirworthi ness -$ 50,24 - 2,491.20 175.17 49.20 TOTAL: $2,765.81 10.AIR TRAFFIC 66.
Aircraft Movements of aircraft reduced nor>.-scheduled services increased fo:;_·· l9S 5. activity of the Demerara - There was a comj_derable de crease in the numb Er' moverrents in 1956 as compc1r1.

:<l with 1955 due to the g::·ently Light fo:r-oplane a.nd by neal'.

'ly 200 movements over th.

:;::ie Club.

Schedulad A small increase was again recorded at the Georgetown aerodrome and the acquisit Goose aircraft ion.
at the end of the year of an additional increase in 1957, should result in a considerable Grumman /(66 Qunt.

1 .cl •t•••••• .. 12 _I 871 Compo ra ti ve figures for 1954, 1955 and 1956 are as follows:- J '.

:,55 1956 --- 4,225 6,536 4,776 Atkinson Airport 1954 Georgetown Aer"r:iromc 1,454 1,590 1,613 67.

Passenger Traffic - Arrivals and departur es of passengers at Atkinson Airport at,ain showed an increase and provid.A a clear indication increase in air-travel.
of the The extent of this increase in the use of air transport by the in th,, fj_gures given below which in­ travelling public is i1i.ustrated clude those for 1948, the first year in which such records were kept.
1948 1952 19r:;3 1954 1955 1956 Arrivals 4,429 7,813 8,226 9,022 9,589 10,432 Departures 4,621 7,896 B,109 9,301 9,880 12,015 Intransit passengers 6,600 as compared for the year passing through tho airport w:Lth 5,816 in 1955, bringing the total using the Jd.rport and Terminal Building incrense of over 10% above the 1955 figures; and an of 80 travellers a day for every day of the year.
Alloi-n.ng numbered number of travellP.rs to 29,047, an ave::.•,qge fo:;: aircr2ft crows and tl::.e very largo increc:.30 in the number of visitors to the airport, using the ;'lirport it is safe to ostimcJtc a nd its facilities the dcJ.ily average of persons at about 300. facilities The presence of travellers to the days and p?,.rticular and there are frequent 100 cars are this report the motor car parking occasions and steps arc beir.g taken to meet this situation.

occasion at the Terminal Building.


a nd visitors is, necess�rily, times of aircraft arrivals aiid departures over s when as many as 1,000 people and area is inadoqua te for these 1i.s stated.

in paragraph 18 of confined 68.

ScheciL...:.

.. d Internation al &:,:vices - There was no incre ase in the number c:·: airlines operating scheduled Atkinson Airport.
At the end of the year services .international services into in operation were:- Scheduled Services in operation 1956, as at 31st December, (i)B.W.I.h.. • ........... from Trinidad ..•••..•• Sunday, Monday, 11\bdne sday, Friday and Saturday.

to Trinidad •.•..•..•• Sunday, Honday, 1'1ednesday, Tru,Y'�day c.<nd Saturday.
from Barbados •..•...•• to Barbados •...•..•• Thursday Friday (ii)P.A.W.A ••••........... South Bound ••......• Monday and 1\ednesday North Bound •••.••••• TuGsday and Thursday (H L) It: T .. M , .- , - .

.

.

.

.

.

.

so .. rth Bound from C,w:o<.

:o.o T-r-ini.clctd.

•• - .

_ .

.

• .

F via r, .d:'iy and Ou.nrta)' / ( 68 WI!t ',j.

, .

, _ ••.• �.

13 8�0 ll v' K.L.M.

(Cont 1d) •.......... North BounC.:.


i'rom Sur�nam ..••.....•.•• Saturday and Monday (iv)C:cuzeiro do 0'ul •......• fi•om and to 111anaos v1a Boa Vista -Sunday.

69.Non-Scheduled scb0Juled ¾est Indian Airways international aircj�.:.Li:'t.

internation2J.

and British incluc ,-::J tr;:,.ffic International Services - ThE": princirJal scrvices werc Pan A.

'1?.crican opera.tors of non- W:)rld 1-i.irways , British Guiana 1.1.irw2ys.
JJ.r France, Surinam ;d.rw2ys Other non-•scheduled and :Military 70.SchGduled Ini.rc'�'-"'l S2rvices scheduled ::..nt ,::?i=;�;l services - British Guiana 11.irways (Gc,vt) as follows: ., operated - (i)DC-3c (Dakota) Scrv 1.:-:::·; from Atkimwn JJ rpor-t: to: North Rupununi Lethem) Sc:1V::liS1,t/,3 ( Good Hope .1 ;Jmai or Karana:1ibo & -v�ekly Savannahs South Rupubuni to Lumid Pau -and flag stop 2t ftpotcri) (Wichibai with monthly ex-i.
:c::nsion -Fortnightly Orinduick, with flag stops at Kato and/or Monkey Mountain -Fortnightly Konowaruk -�ekly (ii)G-21A (Grumman Goose) SGrvict::s from Georgetown to: Jl:--rtica - 3 times weekly District Mazaruni Foot ;:ind Kamaku'sa o.nd extunsion Mct1th) (Tum2rc:-; 6 with fLv,;: stops at Hill on request to Kamarang -twice week­ ly North W-2st District -Morawhanna at Mount Everard with f lag stop -Monthly 71.Non-Schc>:lu7 9d Internal Services British sc.

:hedulou �.
:hedulou �.

:,ternal services t') 22 airstrips Guiana ,,irways non­ operated areas.

and 49 water alighting 72.Bd tish Gvir.�1a Airw2.ys OpcraU.0":, - The number of take-offs and landings at Atkinson mide by Br:CC:i:sh Guia.na 1lirwil 727 as compc1 red with 712 in 19S 5.

The follo1�ing ITEnt of haffic handled by the Comp any since 1•:35Q ::.
e) : - availal :_is·"0Ircraft F:Leld during 1956 was state­ is ,, comparative (ix,::_ fi gures arc not (i)C, 47 Dakota -services from Atkinson ldrport Passengers Mail F:'r-;ight & Bagg2.gc In Out In.

Out In Out lbs lbs '.His lbs 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1,345 1,2 87 600 1,77'3 1,337,522 1,338,006 2,285 1,946 9'18 2,163 J,B?0,315 2,634,813 2,197 1,977 785 2,384 1,927,791 2,512,040 2,115 1,832 745 3,0?2 1,954,700 5,326,BG?
2,483 2,433 l/!38 3,616 2,633,376 3,29C9658 2,810 3,258 949 3,429 1,976,734 3,300,926 /(72 Cent I d) ••..••...•...••• 14 - .. --� 8 �, i- ll ,'..) (ii)(}.

21A - Gr11mc.1an from Georgetown GcosP.
Se:r.vir.1o:; -�--· ··-·- Fe.s r:r."?r,�f��s Mail Freight & Baggage In Out Ont In In lbs IGii ios Out '.i:b-s 1950 1952 1953 1954 Y-�55 J.%6 not recorded 101,272 2,103 2, 0115 2,GG7 2 ., 182 II 2,Jl,3 II 1,415 �,G65 2, 3'/0 2,700 2 ,s�11 2 ,824 2,6i9 1,681 1,611 83,156 1,553 1,462 83,300 1,552 1,590 90,352 lJJ.,921 9C ,/65 178,369 152,523 171,954 158,886 1�;0,3(;6 187,884 (iii)St. Vincent C•.�·'':,:•nment itir Servir;r: (f....-om 1954) 195-1 H'55 1956 Flights out of St. Vincent Passengers La11•ii to and from St. Vincent than St. Vincent nc;s elsewhere 360 2,s::;3 1,036 383 2,995 973 369 2,603 912 The St. Vincent Govurnrr�rnt ,'i r .Sorvice is operated by a British'.
Guiana Airways G 21/l.

(Grumman Goose) aircraft • 73.

Charrws - There was a considerable increase • �ercd:rome of revcnuc co1iectcd (G,.,e.rp?s at /.ero.

:romes) t0 the increase in schcrbie and ne,cJ-schcduled cr_:_'._ .

.i.ccte ti, and a c0mpru•_;_t, on with 19SS, ,�re as follows: - &-r-:;uL:1tions at 1.tl-:i11oon in 1956 as compared Jd.rport with 1·1s.s, due traffic.
The amount under the Air Navigati.on in the 2.mount 1955 1056 Landing F0es •••...• Parking F·eus ••••••• ��4,039.7 5 406.35 ✓ �11, 654.15 72L81 Totals: 034,526 _,.

.. ------.. __ .10 $42,355.96 British Guiana J�irwnys (GovcrnITDnt) lan<l:Lr,:z; foe of �500 o. month.
continued t o pay a cormnuted 7•1, Other .t-�rport Rr::;venue rcmt:7cf to A.irlines·,1 port yi2lded the follo1-;ing revenue for 1956 :- - B:lildings Oil C.:,:npa.11.ics and offices and o ther accommodation and other organisations c'lt the Air­ .

405.00 Inc. \'k:-rld 1\irw:::ys British West Indian .Airways Ltd Pan American K.L.Jvl.

Rcynl Dutch ,'.1irlines do Sul Cruzeiro British Guiana .l\irways Pdroleum Marketing Standard 1-'1.r.
L. Chung Mrs. L. Cossou (Guest House and �·J.rr:iort ,Le;oncie Oil (Esso) s ( Shell) 1,122.48 450.00 2'70,00 3,579.00 1,095.80 851.58 900.00 2,675.00 Buffet) Total: ��11, ::;;W • 86 ======== 7S.

J\ppendices to this Report in respect of air traffic end air traffic facilities record:- Aripcm<lix.

J.\ -AP-ronautic;:i.l TPlo�ommnnico.+.

:Lonn £,:\."i1.

:it.inr: at.

i.ltkinron 11.j_ :rport • / ( 75 • Cont 1 d) •............. _ ·' 7.5 Append.5.

:< B - Surr.m;-n-y o.� Total rlovcmc,nts by- ·Lypc of Aii·cr'.
'l·'..°i ..

1:-;0VE:n!

'c:nt -Geor[!'J'COWn.'

SGaclrcr:10.

J�ppendi:{ C -;'.1r-nmary Hove me nt -At kLn3•)n of Total J\lrcraJ:'·i: J.c;:r'o )'/iov-::morrt dro;rc • r:: 'r,y type of .. �ppendix D -SurrJll.c::'y-of' 'I'raffic :Movement -Gcorect Hmdled by type of Air Tro.nsport own Seadrome.

J,ppendix E -Surrnnnry o. T.'raffic Handled by typo of Air Transport Movcme nt - ; .. tkinson .. 'i.orodrcme.

Appendix F - Summary of Total Aircreft Movcr.ients by Airlines or Operators.
Appendix G -Internal Ai.r3tri:,Js id.rways DC-3c aircraft.

used and traffic handled by B .G. '

..

Appendix H -Airfields, /iirstrips and trafnc handled and Water Alighting by B.G.Airwa:ys Areas used G.21.A aircraft.

lppendix J -External �erodromes used and traffic handled by B.G.

f,irways DC-3c aircreft.

/,ppendix K -St. Vincent Government traffic handled out of st. Vincent.

Air Services -Flights and tppendix L -St. Vincent Governrront Air Service -Landints at places other t han St. Vincent.
11.LEGISLATION 76.

.

!he 1tir Transport (_!

:ic: .. �.�-in�.

of P.:!-r Services) Gazette nal licences.

No.

1 of 1956 -published 1956, provides for the gro.nt cf provisio in tho ofi'ici�tl.

(iun.endrre_�t) Re gulati.

?PE..t, , of tf1e 21st Janu2.ry 77, Tho ,�crodromos Ordinv.nce - No.

6 of 1956 -was publs:i.eh d i n the Ol'ficial Gazeth; for the man2gemen� and control of interior of the 3rd March, 1956, and is desic;ned to provide airstrips.

78.

79.
78.

79.

Air Navir[n+ion (A'l'lendment) The CcJ.0nial 1st july·, 1956, wns pubJL.ifiod 1956.

Order 1956 -e ffective from of the 7th July, in the Official Gazette 12._'\.CCIDF:"lTS There werG four notifi:1ble aircraft involv ing pri vt:1tely-cwned by a foreign nirline.

No one suffered The accidents were:- of these accidents.

aircraft accidents during 1956, three and one ( a helicopter) operated any serious injury as a resuJ± (a) f,.
B0ll (B) Helicopter, owned by Surinam Airways and flo,m by tnke-off for the Government was wrecked followinr; 1�hP.t appe;:ired on t he Eve Leary Parade Ground, GGorgetmm.

an AnErican pilot on soil survey work British Guiana, crashed -u.

'he <1ircraft inadvertent by the Flight Engineer who s t®ted he was the only occupant.

Evidence wo.s used il'Tll1roperly.


by the Department of Civil Avia:lion, Surinam;with this Dopartm:mt This acc:i.clt.f\t is still undlJr invcs:._-.b:.·�-�0 assistan,�e from while the engine w.:;s, allegedly, being run up t hnt the collective supports the:: tbeeory pitch lover to be an of 11 • (b) A Piper Pacer aircraft and o�rated by :m .

'.

;.mF•:r:i of United StRtns :ror�j stration ownGd �n.r\ M:inini:; C<..)111t1any, crashr}d f0llowin g /(comp lete •••••.• . '
(c) (d) 16 81-'1, (\ @ V complete power J":;.j_lure on the Ireng Riw,r.

Ti1e G.�rc1•aft , 1-ihen taJcj ;as �-Jrccked.

P .. g or.r i'n,m Marques Airstrip mineral A Ht=:lio Carrier ( ,rototype) 'lircra.ft '",f United States i:L,h pi1at wj: .

: m'"!ni'oe:-s of an District.


flown by a B:::'i survey par·�y on registn!tion, American plete power failure Rupununi and i� being-rep;:;·· by the chartere wh:Lch elapsed ai:·(;r2ft had been unguarded contami:iated that the fuel might have been deliberately com­ board, er ashG d following in the when t.::ld ng off @t Lumid Fau Airstrip damage The aircraft only s11:-erficial "2d.

Subsequent allegations of sabotage made r� .


:ould because of the time before the allegations were made and because the in the interval.

It was suggested not be substantiated suffored .

A locally r'.'r;j_ste:red.

Aeronca float-plane piloted by Mr. f-d:v8r at Georgetoi-m after landing Clavier sank in U1.:.

: i.1e1rerara sustnined ,iith a damaged f:L,x-'t; in the Essequibo Hiver G,,21-Ler salvaged and is being rep,rired.

rock it struck a subm2rged ·w·hen in the flight.

The aircraft was 80.


Reports -These accidents were investigated a..YJci reports were suhm.ittod by the ol:U.nr; Director.

13.

GONFIB.ENC?.

;S '7..1.

Aviation aor:i. for t�1•:) _:--.

:·:1.ft en:istructors the acting Director 81 Miri:i P.try of Tr-:i.nsnort 2.nd c:\ j n ti1e U:u.t ed Kiq� .Ai�··, Mir, :_.:;try of 'rransport and Civil Aviation and the Colonial J'fiatt::rs Navirational lighting, interior training of Air Tr;.

:,ffj_c airstrips.
:,ffj_c airstrips.

included Pir Traffic Control problems Aids installaticns, MillllaJ.

Display Officers J discussed attended Control Fire and Rescue equipment, and Cnl0nial Office - While of the Society of Bri"i:ish , Aerodroracs and Aerodrorre and improvement of meetings at the Office.
to start a pilot -wilJ be sen-i: Discussions were also held on the proposal scheme and, as a r,�:rnJ.t, ed Drii.ish Cuianese, some viith flying cadetship training finalization under which e:xper:i..ence, Kingd(':rn to be tra:'.ned standar(1.•::.

On the succe:,sflA.

be requ�.

;· ... d t o serve a.

'1 e•�;ree� riurnb1:;r o f years with British Guiana It Airwa:r:.
;, .first is expec-1..ed that this will 0vercom0 the pilot shortage from which the local airline selr-!ct to c·n &pproved up >c Comm2rcial 7. completion Trai11ing :i?ilot with Instrument Rating of -their t raining they wil l as co-piJ.c, ts ac,cl then, when qualified, suffered.

has f,h1:,ys School in the United a scherr.e is now approaching as Captains.

82.

Jamaica Conunittee Air Transport Advisory Council - Th2· Council ~:1d its St,:rndi• The Rrit ish Caribbean T_::� ... :-'lical 1net at gingston, 1956.
The conference w2s attended Young, Hon Mombcr ,md the h,rmanent Secretary Communications Aviation, committee meeting and, at the rmeting was elected Chairman Kendall and Works, respectively, The acting Director between the 26th November·, was Chairman for the opening of the of the Council, of the :Ministry of and the acting Director by the Hon.

W.O.R.

Kendall, and Standing .. · Technical 'Jomrrri± te,., -and the 4th December, of the Council for the ensuing year.

the Hon, W.O.R.

Mr. J,A.E.


of Civil A full report on the meeUng of tho Cou.ncil and the Committee hr15 ' by Government.

With the impending Federztion of been rocoived British Caribh�:m Council ;:.ind its Standing 'l'o ('ouncil h;:,ving in mind the present H1..,:1du r.'as • Gov<?rnments the future of the Air Tran�port ,::hni.�;0.

Committeo is unc<1rt,qin, agreed the need to keep th,, Coiin�:i l i.

li-ni;:,n'.).
li-ni;:,n'.).

i,os.i.U.on of 1:lr.itish hH-t the form, n being in some :mrl Rri.tish the J\.dvi ;,ory / (83 f" • •• • • • • •• •• • • • 17 881 85.

Inter-Guiana Civil Aviation Meeting and at the :r.C',:::_110st of t:-io 1Jirector of Civil lwi.?ti.

on Surinam, it was agreed that l.hc third mo1JtirJg and French Guianas Cayenne.

and Surinam should be held early in 1957 at cf �iv•il aviatioi1 - Before the end of the year, 01'.L'ici als of Brit:;..s11 84.
Pl(� onc1l i\:i.r Navigation The Third Caribbean was held at Cuidnd TruJ1.

'llo reprc sented, as on pr-cvious The principal Guiana ar·e recommendations of this meeting 19 of this report • shown in paragraph in .npril, 1956; this occasions, by the United Kingdom delc.gati on.

in respect of British Meeting - This mooting territory being 14../',.ERONi1UTICJ.L TNFORM/'.TION N·TD NOTICES 'IO Ji.IRMEN PUBLICATION S 85.
Aeronautical Inforrration Publication - Inft,rmation publiGhed and distributed Publication (/J.P.)

completed in 1956.

ThG' revised �1.eronau at the end of 1955 was tical 86.

Britis£ Gui::in;:i Internation?..l Notam Office - 66 Class 1 Notams and Il Cle2ss J.I.

lilotai-nswere issued during tho yearo 87.

A.I.P's and Notruns - 11Notams11 is the official abbreviation Clas s 1 Not ams aro despetchcd by radio in urgent cha nges in aeronautical 11Notices to Airmen".
and e mergency cases to no·cify unforeseen information when time does not permit of notification Notams arc cyclostylcd and sent by mail notifying foreseen when necessary, confirming in rcs}€ct of Class 1.

Notams.

the continuance or providing by mail.

Class ll, and, changes greater de-tail for A.I.P1s.
(i�eronautical Informati0n Publications) information tion of a lasting character such as detailed and facilities available at t hem, and are circulated and operators, the International Civil tviation Ministry of Transport nnd organisations, and Civil Avietion Organisatio and to other interested to aircraft owrwrs n, the .

:t::ontain in.form.

:1- on aerodromes persons 15.CENER.AL 88.


�he Demerara Light Aeroplane Club - The Club's flying activities at a fairly high 1E:v8l fort he first four months of the the only 'Club-owned' aircr,,..ft were maintained y0rr, but the Club did not have general overhaul.

to 10wner-Group1 aircraft and, as will be noted by reference IF I to this report, ev en '01,,mer-Group Jtppendix very low for the remainder of the year.
funds to cover the cost of a new engine and Since the end of April flying has been confined 1 .

;l:i_rcr,,.rt movements were then became unserviceable and to The Director of Civil Aviation re signed from the post of the beginning of the year but oontinued to be member; Mr. C.L.

De Freitas was elected President in his President of the Club at an honorary place.

89.
89.

1:i.erial Surveys - Hunting J\.erosurveys continued their photographic survey work during the year , but wc:1.ther conditions were unfavour,1.r;.b and progress was no:t as satisfactory as was hoped.

90.

Society of British Airertlft Constructors - s.B.A.C.

-The Director 1on leave in the United Kingao.m/ ond the n�Ling Director A.11nual Display and Exhibition at Farnborough I'c1.r-ticular wns shown in tho Prestwick Twin Pioneer cllld flights r.1s guests of the &, cie ty.
interest visited the •••.•• /(90.

(Cont'd) • f . '

--...-;- - 18 883 were made in it by both officers.

The Director Scottish ;'.vio construction.

tion works at Prestwick where he s aw the aircraft under also visited the ,.

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

A T,iin Pioneer will visit the Caribbean nreo.

ea:rly in 1957 when, i t is hoped, it will be pcssible to assess its value as a replacement for the Grumman Goo sG, both in the Colony and on the St. Vincent GovernmGnt JJ.r Service.

.i\i:i.
.i\i:i.

· Registration Bo:ird - Mr. A.C. Tomlinson, Suryeyor-in-Char ge of area paTd routine ti1c Cc=trH.,.ic:rn inspectiws ,md making rccommc!lclntions in rEa�:'.')

ect of the issue and re­ to ai:;:craft registered in the newal of Gei•tificates Colony.

visits curing the yeai· conduc·�j_l1g o.f idrworthinoss of Fuel 0-;J_ by j1ir - TlY) qt1cstion of tbJ U.Gh cost of fu8l -011 by 2i·r rr.
:r;c�_11'i::,d considr0ratic:, Transportation i:ra:wpo:::-tntion year ,:ind 2.t FarnborouP.h the system of carriar� of fuel in� collnp;_,iblc tc.

"i:s 1�ustrrdia.

At the end of the year consideration po ssibility r..-' ::or stud:i.cd th:i_:,:, n,:-'� ::..n use in e this form of fuel tro.nsportation c<.1 1dng the problem and wns bdng given tot he the acting L•:i.r- troductin locally.

o f in of • 1 Air ,Service - This service St. Vj ncent Goverr}'l'!
;nt opcrnted by Grurrmw.i'i acting Director submitted sa--,ice mcni.s se:r··,·:i.�es !.'

oosc aircraft of British Gt'.Lena mD.de nn inspection tour of the service in November and a rcr)ort on his findings .

It w:;1s found that the existing caters for little more than 50% of the tr�nsportation require­ of the arec.

!s served and t ha.t an increase in the frequencies of the re?quired early consideration.

continues to be Jd..rways.

The Guiana ld.rways (Gove:r U..."ldcr t11e ,ge1mnt of Mr. n.E.
Li?ndt durj_ng the year and tr;:1ffic t hq end of the Brit:Lsh acting hian:-- at approximately the Se ire lcvc·l as in 1955.

Towards YPJ.r negotiations were in h,m:.l for J3ri ti.

sh W,Jst Indian ilirways Ltd., to 2.,:;sume the management of the Com;,any on behalf of Government.

11Df!nt) -The Company operated ,,--·-··--- remained - Consideration Directorate cl' the office of the Director; early in will "le nccomnlished adrninis1::,.•;:itio11 J.tkinson.

for use t.y the public.


H.rp• rt available WBS given during the year to the removal to Georgetown and it is expected that t his 1957.

This reorganisation will facilitate :me.

m:ikc a large part of the TerIT1inal Building at for the expansion of waiting-rooms and lounges 96.

97.

16.CONCLUSION.

.

Dcvclopm"?nt - This rcpcrt rev011ls H,1t, while there w:is 2 decrease in air travel ir1-C:::ircrm't movem;nts for the ye2.r 'I'he compamt5.Yc figuYos in paragrp.ph 67 of this Report has continued.
5,000 more air h·nvcllers reveal.

parted from fttkins on 1\irport during 1956 than in 1955, t he bigfcst annual increase recorded to dLltc.

, the stec'ldy incronse that apPrcximately arrivec.
at and de­ Administration - Housing continued during the J7Drir in-so-far D..S administration Director area was concerned and there are now a number of persons whose work requires their almost constant presence at the airport, including rre rnber s of t he Civil Av:i ri + -i.rm "t �f'f, who ho.ve h;i rl t n find living accommodation 27 r.ri]oo :::,.r.rr;.y.
i-0, some of thorn bw;np; GO fr1.i· �w�y nr:, <:n0y,gr.,�;nwn, to be the major problem of the el:c:F:1.rhr> of the Atkinson J,.. .. ... � ,... .1., ... ...., - / ( 97.

Cont I d ••...... 885 The steady incruasa in the pop,1ls'.l:r:i.ty of thEJ Atkinson Field area as a holiday r<Jsort has added to the pn,hlnms of adrrri..nistrution, and measures for in ·:.�,;_;-7.

.reviewed i nst.

;:i.J.latj_nn� 11� 1.;s3uutiaJ sa1·e�2:u2.rrli are to be 98.
!,pprcciation - With one or two exceptions the: staff cf the Department worked vory s,.,tisfactorily opportunity ;:is of the cooperation D2partment, personnel is taken to express appreciation of their servic�o rendered tics a.nd .Airlines the Nili to...cy c.uthori D.t ti10 ..'i.irport.

during the year rmd this O.Y\d assist:mc.e and Oil Compan;1 by the P:i.1�1ic Works working ::i.s wnll.
I have th::: honour to be, Sir, J.NICOLE Director of Civil iwiatione Major, .. -�9 The steady increase in the populnri.ty of the Atkinson Field area as a holiday r�1s0rt and measures for sa1'egu11rdii .reviewed in ·: :..,,:�7.

hn.s added to the prt,hlnms of admi.nj_stration, 1� {;Smnrtial j nst�J.J:1.ti.rm.c; are to be 98.
Jipprociation - With one or two exceptions worked very sPtisfactorily Departm-2nt opportunity is taken to n.s of the cooperl'.tion kpartm�mt, personnel the Nilito_ry authoritfos Ql'l\ ci assisbnre rendered workin[.

; a.t the Jd.rport.

o:xprcss appreciation the: staff cf the during the year �nd this of their servic-:.,s by the Pli'::lic Works and AirHn03 an.cl Oil Company ::i.s 1�.,Jl.

I hD.7C th: honour t o be, .

'3ir, y,, Jr obedient serV:"'"1"G. J.NIC'J)LE Major, .
Director o.f Civil "'·1.viatior1 APPENDIX A 889 Aerodrome and Approach Control: Aerodrome a continuous service.

md Approach Control is operated at Atkinson Field as ..

CALL SIGN FREQUENCIES EMISSION TIMES POSITION Atkinson Approach) or ) Atkinson Tower ) 118.l mes.

A.3 24 hrs.

3023 .5 kcs.

A3 24 hrs.

06°30'N 58°15 'W 2.

Air Gronnd n'"'1Jte Frequencies: CALL SIGN FREQUENCIES EMISSION l'IH�S POSITION Atkinson Radio 13344.5 kr:s. A3 24 hrs.

8845.5 II 11.3 24 hrs.

8837 II A3 24 hrs.

A3 24 hrs.


5581.5 II 5499 II J:...3 24 hrs.

2966 II 24 hrs.

A'3 2910 II A3 24 hrs.

126.9 mes.

A3 24 hrs.

II II II II II II 3.

Fixed Services: ]])ENTIFICA TION FREQUENCIES EMISSION TIMES POSITION VRL 6795 kcs.

Al 24 hrs.

8225 II AL 24 hrs.

8020 II Al 24 hrs, # 5450 II Al 24 hrs, # 3340 II Al 24 hrs.

# 2785 II Al 24 hrs, 301N 06° 58°151 w " II II If # only one freqmmcy guarded at any one time.

4.
4.

Navigational Aid (Non-Directional Beacon): IDENTI- -�--�-· FICATION OUTPur FREQUENCIES VRL � ____ _;::,... __________________ 1 000W 356 kcs.

Al -A2 ..:-::..=c:.=:...::.

;_ __ POSITION 06°3015711N .. _, _____________ 58°14' 4911W ., _________ ---·--________ 24 hrs.

EMISSION TIHES __;__;:;_.:__.

;..__ ,.

j APP E NDIX J3 Q o -..:: 0 � .i .. SUMMARY OF TOTAL AIRCRAFT,MOVEMENTS BY TYPE OF MOVEMENT SEADROME: Georgetmvn Year: 1956 COLONY: Brftish Guiana � . '

:t • J • ...

Type of Movement .
Scheduled -Non-Scheduled Services �ervices Test Training Private Military ( British & Foreign) Number of Movements i ,, Landings Take-off I• Total '; 275 501 24 7 - 275 500 24 7 - 550 l:;?01 48 14 - I I _J ' 807 806 1,613 Diverted Movements: From Georgetown Into Georgetown �l' - - - - 1 - A P P E N D I X C. SUMMARY OF TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS BY TYPE OF MOVEMENT AERODROME: J':.tl:inson COLONY: British Guiana Year: 1956 Type of Movement Number of Movements I Landings Take-off Total Services Services Scheduled Non-Scheduled Test Training Private Military (British & Foreign) 71 811 904 256 345 812 1,623 904 1,808 254 510 693 348 142 71 t All Move men ts 2,387 2,389 4,776 J Diverted Movements (included in the above figures) Diverted Diverted �------.
-·--·- into Atkinson from Atkinson - 1 - 1 I 2 .

I APPEN DIX_]7 SUMMARY OF TRAF"'fi'IC HANDLED ( BY TYPE OF AIR TRAN SPORT MOVEMENT) YEAR: 1956 � ' • \) COLONY:Bri tish Guiana --- Type of' Air Transport Movement � f, AERODROME: � Georgetown Type of Traffic Scheduled Non-Scheduled Milit&ry Set Down Picked Up Alf /.ir 'l'ransport Movements Set Dovm Picked Up Loads Set Passenc:ers Dmm and Picked Up ... ___ _ !
Commercial Freight (Kilos) Set Down Piclrnd Up Set Down Picked Up 1,260 1,160 1,564 1,459 3,809.1 24,828.5 4,891.5 29,179.6 Post Off'ice Mail(Kilos) 673.6 596.o 60.0 176.0 - - - - - - Loads Intransit Passengers Commercial Freight (Kiles) - - - - - I - - - - - - - 2,824 2,619 ' 8,700.6 54,008.1 772.0 - 733.6 I rfad!, c. -,.... -di!< -,,,.
.... f'":· - - co e.::, C.IJ A P P E N D I X 1=:· t • 0 SUMMARY OF TRAl!,FIC ( BY-TYPE OF AIR 'l'RANSPORT HANDLED MOVEMENT ) AERODROME: Atkinson COLONY: British Guiana YEAR: 1956 I Type of' Traffic """;• . '
Loads set Passengers Down and Picked Up Commercial Freight (Kilqs) I I Type of' Air Transport Movement Scheduled Non-Scr,eduled Military Movements Set Down Piclced Up Set Down Picked Up Set Down Picked Up Set Down Picked Up 7,606 8,244 2,826 3,771 - - 10,432 1 2,015 All Air Transport I 111,11509 145,262.0 I 827,24204 l,413 , 386.

6 - - 938,358.3 lb58, 648.

6 I I I I I I Loads Intransi t ,.

Post Of'f'ice Mails (Kilos) 31,511.0 18,620.0 _ 352.2.
1,226.6 - - 31,863.2 19,846.6 Passengers 6,166 6,166 387 387 47 47 6,600 6,600 l Commercia Freicht (Kilos) 196,547.3 196,547.3 224,51401 224,5:L4.

l 1,274.6 I 1,274.6 422,336.0 422,336.0 CD � c.n ... ·-._.

:·g_nuary .,y Pebrua: March April Ma;y June ,Jt '-Y _A_;_.•!:;:_:"!

+, 8vptember October I-Tc, =:mber I,eccmber APPENDIX r-.

• / I,· / c_.)

1.

SUMMARY OF TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS BY AIRLINES OR OPERATORS, 1956/ �o ';;' � .... :... Bo Wo I.A.

P.A.1/V.A.

l\.
P.A.1/V.A.

l\.

L. Mo ·-� l ATKINSON AIRPORT Landings Take-offs Landings take-oTfs Land inirn take-offs Landings take-offs Landings 53 53 59 59 77 77 75 75 48 48 48 48 44 44 47 46 64 65 59 59 86 86 67 67 I ( 26 26 27 27 35 35 43 · Cruzeiro do Sul take-offs Air.
France Land-Take- in;i;soffs - 2 2 5 2 - 5 - 2 4 - - 4 5 - - 5 4 4 1 1 - .4 4 - 4 - 3 5 5 3 - 4 5 -"" - 5 4 - - 1 1 4 4 4 ' I 1( 1 5 5 I j TOTAL: 727 727 347 347 270 270 176 176 51 51 8 8 I " � -.

co c.:, -� --........ �- t \i-9 r �N �I� F (· l i-rrTy,) � • � 2.

Hunting ienting xuriRam Aerosurve:v via i n Ltd. 1rw ys Lano-Tc:lKt: J:.icUlU- .Ll:iKt:: L ·c:1.no-·.1.

aKe Of� ings Offs ings Offs -.


;ings Dei�f�r5it-i;ght Military Private Others Ll:iilU T8n.t:: Lciilu- J. c:l l\.C:Ll:i!lU-Tl:il\.t:: .1.,anu-ra.tte ings Off.s ings 'Of'fs ings Offs ings Offs .
January March April May June July August - - - - 7 6 February - - - - 5 6 - - 9 8 2 2 13 12 9 10 3 4 5 5 10 10 - - 7 - - - - 11 11 - - - - 18 18 - - - - September 17 17 - - - - 19 19 - - - - November 18 18 - - - - 8 9 1 - - - December October - - 4 4 8 s - - 10 10 9 3 3 - - 5 5 13 13 9 4 4 8 8 6 6 10 lC ) G G i TOTAL: 116 116 29 28 17 18 414 416 71 71 67 67 94 94 Ji.
....., a , C = C::::itr � tf trtt .. ts -;;n -·♦·x ,,-,.

-Y-Uitt • , ... .. r..::> TOTAL MOVEMENTS • .

.

.

.

.

• .

• 4, 776 ,.

.

• � , .Y" ... ,,.

.

.

-���-.·- ,. '

_ ... APP E ND IXG- INTERNAL AIRSTRIPS USED AND TRAFFIC HANDLED BY DC-3 AIRCRAFT DURING 1956. '

-1.!

BRITISH GUI.ANA AIRli!AYS PASSENGERS MAIL FREIGHT & 3AGGAGE Set Down Piclced Up Set Dovm Piclced Up Set Down Piclced Up TOT.AL PAY LOAD Picked Up Set Dovm DC-3 INTERNAL FLIGHTS llr-� �- .

', AIRSTRIPS Landings ' No.


of' Lethcm 318 Mount Point 41 53; � Annai Konawaruk 52 Raranambo 39 Orinduiclc 79 vViclvtba;i 58 Gor;-:1 Hope 40 A�oteri 124 Lumid Fau 13 52 I<:ato Monlcey }·�D.raca Mountain 42 na ta 12 _} Faramita 11 McKenzie 11 Ebini 7 Ishalton 6 Potaro 24 1mbaimadi 21 s Strip 1 Haaclc' Marquis Strip 2 .\ G unn Strip 2 2 579 551 Li- 73 100 280 493 23 25 255 307 183 100 54 209 299 54 15 119 79 100 32 10 - 48 23 37 54 104 43 37 53 5 55 148 - - 23 9 - - 1 7 1,541,926 - 245,702 407,329 106r745 .
72 ,GlO 1,893 416 1,)462, 144 749,841 63,464 314,838 50,70329,603 214,877 20,793 188,025 45,911 93,523 21,369 - 58 - 263,009 48,553 164 45 351 .. 76 125 62.

.

: ... 329 95 \ 229 !
,._,50 783 37 3 - 35 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59,907 8,144 - - 4 3 - - - - 32,147 1,681 85,282 17,107 143,980 3,521 3,843 87,792 57,222 8,990 1,392 1,829 1,420 10,104 6,459 13,230 3,051 - 9,229 50 5,923 4,615 117,632 30,707 63,983 117,10:r 304,697 53,769 250 !1875 211,039 100,288 275,733 38,925 101,J.97 175,570 5,295 60,465 7,017 10,070 19,627 68,227 120,908 3,051 9,229 5,923 824!1879 315,163 G6,179 117,419 32,747 63,611 60,078 28,514 446,063 3,574 27,877 8,183 87,792 14,304 8,130 18,584 14,292 29,671 32,043 - 225 5,518 •, ' �-j '\' ,:4, TOT AL S: 1,008 2,235 2,358 3,974 799 3,220,679 1,898,817 3,544,915 \ .,,.
1 2,224,846 ' ... f.� c.o ·-,.

0 1-\.

.)

,,r .

.

Airfield, Airstrip Algillting .Area ...,_r � APPENDIX /f AIRFIELDS , AIRSTRIPS AND WATER'ALIGHTING AREAS USED, AND TRAFFIC HANDLED BY GRUMMAN G21A AIRCRAFT DURING 1956.

BRITISH GUIANA AIRWAYS OFF LOAD-:' ' ON LOAD 1.

I No.

of Passengers Flights No.

Weight Freight Baggage Mail Totals No.

Weight _Pa�sengers Freight Baggaf le Mai 1 .

Totals � , .. Bartica Tumereng Hill Foot Kamarang Ti.-,:I:3.tumari McKenzie Kaieteur k Ju:r.t Everard EJ.r�.2._:.
us a Field Attinson ?eaima r.�ann.ta P3venture i\,vakwani Earama Mouth MoPVvhanna Monkey Jump Farish Peale Eunuballi Vfiniperu J.paigua Charity ?lantain Ever·ton Iml:iaimadai Cabalabo Bonasika Wakapau McKenzie De,ri::.

-- � Strip :i.
'ara River Island -· 145,894 698 22,999 435 71 113 17.11�10 10.11950 4,408 - 32,568 114 17,325 1,786]f 193 774 119.9554 20,750 21.99G4 262 1621530 807 121,762 166 3 14 42,573 39,408 14,244 959 97,184 382 56,400 20,539 16,474 1,191 74 19 3,039 1,241 766 58 5,104 20 3,194 803 846 98 - 29 59 7.9944 9,971 2,786 339 21,040 73 9,371 9,938 3.,048 4S' 100 357 53,716 495 9,615 - 63,826 284 42,161 4,4896,725 - 43 21 2,522 5,041 529 - 8,09232 4,590 585 �o - 8 5 830 36 406 - 1,2723 468 - 140 - 67 97 14,932 32,763 4,028 249 51,972 139 21,771 2,557 5,6�6 61 21 20 3,030 1,234 170 2 4,436 20 3,397 - 275 - 16 11 1,725 8,864 538 - 11,1279 1,406 4,209 375 - 33 17 2,720 - 348 - 3,06814 2,268 - 275 - 92 166 25,900 6,192 2,476 - 34,568 189 27,561730 2,050 - 21 38 5,898 123 1,807 5 7,833 38 6,143 - 1,097- 2,546 5 831 - 200 - - 7 8 1,265 109 1,172 25 28 4,304 169 776 2 5,251 24 3,542 - 455 - 31 56 7.11543 1,311 2,113 123 11,090 75 10,245 168 2,94199 1 3 440 - - - 440 - - - - - 43 15 2,347 205 482 - 3,034 .. 22·3,683 239 731 18 30 5,101 - 653 - 5,75424 4,070 - 390 - 28 28 4,304 5,348 l.11514 - 11,16626 3,884 ,32� 1,324 - 4 10 1,488 28 200 - 1,7163 523 - - - 2 12 2!1091 - - - 2y091 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 315 722 - - 1,037 2 315 422 - - 1 - - - - - - 4 660 - 70 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 94,604 4,941 22,406 23,139 53,375 5,515 30,025 608 3,672 5,990 2,543 •,:, '1"1 - 30,341 7,240 ' .. 1,031 l. 13,453 � 3,997 - " 4,659 �' 4,460 5,531 ,-!
: .� - •· 523 '.;.

... --i .. �.,.

- 737 730 - CD- C::)- c.� ·"1'".... 6 2 r :' .. � �· � --- .. - ----------...:...� �-..... " �- - ---- .J ___ __..J ✓ I F V I , r V , ,1 ,, , , --�� ... -7 � ·2.

OFF LOAD 1"· Passengers ON LOAD Ai rf\e ld 9 Airstrip or Area Alighting No.

of' Passengers Flights No.

Weight Freight .. BaggaJe N aiJ Totals No • Weight Freight Baggage MaiJ Totals Co r::; �-: t yne Rive r Leguan MaKaira Cuyuni Kon.

:tw2.ruk Apot0::.-.i_ New .A'.nsterdam Wist",1�:.


'- Wain:i. P·: �kesgill ho;.

:._::stone L::,to V:,kenas.m �-�2'"T,)Or- I-. '

').ra E��r ...

.,�.!..

i'iiaria Henrietta :;_ c\Cat,ia C .

:.

'era :_:,.nni ;:_� ·:,ringland s Nickerie Toro.ni Manawarin �\�onkey Mountain :;::'.OW Island 687 - - - - - - - 217 � - 70 - 730 - - - - - - 1 3 470 57 409 - 1,501 9 1,335 - 290 - 1,625 660 1 .
4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 7 19035 - 236 - 578 1 168 100 65 - 333 - - - - - - - 3 - - 2 2 342 - 377 - 2,95211 1,778 - 230 - 2,008 - 65 - 435 3 560 - 7 15 2,575 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 642 8 2 370 - - - 88 - 593 - - - - - - 1,670 8 1,230 5 9 1,379 - 60 - 365 - - - - - - 4 3 505 - 37 - 2,66716 2,447 - 20 - 2,467 l 1 2 305 - - - 130 3 467 - - - 467 6 17 2,630 916 - - 916 7 929 - 240 - 1,169 3 1 130 5 - - - 123 - 249 - - 10 - - 10 - 22 - 207 - - - - - - 1 1 126 1 1 185 5 - 175 - 230 - 1,325 1 170 - - 271 - 1,124 - - - - - - 4 7 1,095 1,390 407 - 3,587 24 2,713 100 570 - 3,383 2 5 853 - 87 - 917 1 210 - 25 - 235 9 12 1,790 3 492 - - - 492 4 5 830 - 20 - 195 - - - - - - - - - - 5 l 5 - - 175 258 - - 258 9 1,.500 - 350 - 1,850 ' 2 - - 610 - - 1,195 5 74L� 364 - - 1,198 .
- 150 - 670 5 968 - 150 - 1,118 2 4 585 2 4 520 4 - - - 1,340 110 l I 291 82 - 4 I ' T O T A L S 1,198 2308 347,351 I l �-... ---.. --�--.

148,191 74,155 1,999 571,696 2,415 361,281 48,060 72,560 1,939 483,840 I ·• CD C:?

Q1 ; EXTERNAL AIRSTRIPS USED AND TRAF�IC HANDLED BY DC-3 AIRCRAFT DURING, 1956.

APPENDIX ) DC-_) EXTERNAL FLIGHTS BRITISH GUIANA AIRWAYS _/ � j 1 --- :r No.

o .IP.STRIPS Landings Set Dov1n Pi0:i.:2d I Pae ee � ge rsI .

Mai� 1 !
Mai� 1 !

're ight & Baggage To ta 1 Pay Lo ad Up· Set Down Piclced Up I Set Down Picl{ed Up Set Down Piclr:::d U?

--1------�:--------1---------, }' iarco 40 852 232 - - -47,06710,813 159,121 47,666 G �.

:enada (Pearls) ·)���ridge) s eawell z '.

:l.ndery 2 L; 1 1 42 - - - ,.. .


�,405 - 7,955 - 51 51 - 13 - - - - - 2,292 2,132 8,945 8,940 378 - - - 2,166 - - - - - - - TOTAL: 48 958 283 - 52,142 12,945 178,187 56,606 '===========b=========::dl::====='============'======::1================4===========:::==- .. C.t:) C:�) •--1 �- •· I ST VINCENT GOVERNMENT AIR SERVICE - FLIGHTS A ND TRAFFIC HANDLED OUT OF ST.VINCENT DURING 1956.

A PPEN DIX �- .,; BRITISH GUIANA AIRWAYS �, OUT MONTH Ali K hting No.

of Passengers rea Flights No.


Vveight Freight BaggagE Mail Totals No.

Weight Freight Passengers BaggagJ Mail Totals IN V illa January February March April May June July �-Ug'.:!
st September October November December 35 115 15,960 198 4,951 l+J lll'841 437 3,87i 87 16,538 58 9,148 20 14,213 72 9,959 91 2,9 677 18 73 10,343 .424 3,02 a 31 108 15,204 1,465 4,680 447 21,796 108 14,992 2l'041 5,082 888 27 105 14,225 797 L�,508 498 20,028 94 13l'090 1,715 4,036 679 23 98 12:,920 4l'084 1,0 6 25 17,565 109 14l'671 1,309 4,642 5 i i 82, 12,669 335 4,136 24,001 32,734 29,839 28,143 12,802 14,593 23,003 19,520 19,214 23,941 21,168 18,094 76 2,2�t i ' TOTALS: 369 ll'311 185,717 6s>l51 57,628 5,544 255l'040 1292 180l'218 20,671 56,732 9,431 267,052 ) "'-- -9' v r..t:) 0 c..o ✓ - Month January February March April May June July August 2<Jtember 0:-.tober 1'T:Jvember December _, APP ENDIX .L.
1.

LANDINGS OF ST VINC:SNT BASED GRUMMON AIRCRAFT DURING 1956 AT ALL PLACES OTHER THAN ST VINCENT Alight- ing A.

Area No.

of Land- ings A.-_ Area io.

of' No., of' No.

of' _,and-.

A 1.,and-A Land-A Lana-A Land- lings Area ings Area ings Area ings Area ings No.

0 , I No .. of' A. Ho.


of' Area Landings Grenada Barbados 21 Martini-14 DominicE 9 Beg_uia 9 Piarco 12 Carriacou 7 St.Ge'brges .2 2 - 3 8 - 4 - 8 22 9 5 que 12 I10 - - 2 - 23 22 21 21 14 23 18 18 25 17 18 12 16 4 3 6 7 5 7 9 4 13 11 8 12 11 � 7 7 5 11 8 8 9 8 3 3 1 4 13 14 15 12 10 9 11 9 9 10 8 TOTALS: 63 241 ' 99 83 76 132 5 6 5 3 7 4 3 5 3 2 ' 53 � .. e- ----=-- � - _.

- '•• ,rc � � � --= J I :q (; AFff /VI.)

1 x.·L.

_,t�-µ_ � 2 • ·;;; ... ... Month Alight- in,; ;�.

�·�pea No.
�·�pea No.

of A. Landings Area l'�O.

Landings Area Landings Area No.

of of .h.o A.

No.

of Landings � January Grenada 4'·, St. 10 Georgetown 1 ' , ;p. C'-'J.

Lucia Ii'ebrual;'y Pearls 4 � -!

, .

.

, March April May June July AugtE t September October November Deccml'~r fl< � - ;.

10 5 - 7 - - 4 - - .

.

1 '.

'- Bay 2 1 - Dominica - Sonfriere 10 8 10 7 - - - - 2 - - .

2 2 2 2 1 -.... -- 1 � i ' 9 7 13 6 5 4 -� 3 5 ( 7 6 4 ,� {I ' .

TOTALS: 35 79 -� .z.

... � I '?,,... ,.

- 14 ., ,� .. r W' .


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