Port Kaituma Airport

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Port Kaituma Airport
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Serves Port Kaituma
Elevation  AMSL 20 ft / 6 [2]  m
Coordinates 7°44′32.644″N59°52′54.84″W / 7.74240111°N 59.8819000°W / 7.74240111; -59.8819000 Coordinates: 7°44′32.644″N59°52′54.84″W / 7.74240111°N 59.8819000°W / 7.74240111; -59.8819000
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Port Kaituma Airport( IATA : PKM, ICAO : SYPK) is an airport serving the village of Port Kaituma, in the Barima-Waini Region of Guyana.

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Port Kaituma Airport made headlines on 18 November 1978 when US Congressman Leo Ryan and his team boarded a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter with registration 8R-GEJ. Ryan had been investigating the Peoples Temple cult of Jim Jones. The aircraft carrying 16 people was about to depart, when it was attacked by armed commune members. The attack resulted in five deaths including Ryan and 11 wounded. A Cessna 310G carrying six defectors from the cult, was also attacked resulting in two injuries. The attack marked the beginning of the Jonestown massacre. [3]

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References

  1. "PKM - Facility". GC Map. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Port Kaituma Airport". Airport Guide. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 8R-GEJ Port Kaituma Airport". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander 8R-GHD Port Kaituma Airport (PKM)". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 29 November 2021.