Guyana’s aviation authorities have confirmed uninterrupted flight operations despite neighboring Venezuela’s airspace closure declared by US President Donald Trump. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director-General Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field assured that both domestic and international flights remain unaffected by the US policy targeting “airlines and flights engaged in illegal activities” above Venezuelan territory.
Flight tracking services show normal air traffic over Guyana while Venezuelan airspace appears empty, demonstrating the practical implementation of Trump’s declaration posted on his Truth Social platform. The US President stated: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
Regional aviation adjustments have been implemented smoothly, with flights to Trinidad and Colombia successfully rerouted through alternative paths. Field emphasized that even domestic flights to interior destinations near the Guyana-Venezuela border continue normally, as all Guyanese airstrips remain within national airspace boundaries under different flight information regions (FIR).
The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Defence corroborated this stability, confirming that commercial airlines continue operations without disruption. Defence Minister Wayne Sturge reassured the traveling public to maintain normal flight plans.
This aviation scenario unfolds against heightened military tensions, with Trump threatening potential ground operations against “narco-terrorists and narco-traffickers” in Venezuela. The US administration has labeled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and associated cartels as narcoterrorists, though legal experts question the justification for deadly force amid absent concrete evidence of narcotics transportation in 21 strikes that have killed 83 people to date.