Travel guide: Port Kaituma, Guyana (PKM)
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Local facts
Travel essentials for Port Kaituma, Guyana — what to expect on the ground. Port Kaituma sits in Guyana (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code PKM serves the area. Local timezone is America/Guyana, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 7.73°, -59.88° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionGuyana, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Airport IATA code PKM
- TimezoneAmerica/Guyana
- Coordinates7.73, -59.88
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
PKM is the airport code for the airstrip at Port Kaituma, a small, remote town in the northwest of Guyana, in the Barima-Waini region, on the banks of the Kaituma river deep in the rainforest interior. It lies around 230 kilometres northwest of the capital, Georgetown, in a low country of dense tropical forest, rivers and mangrove swamp, far from the coast and the main towns. Port Kaituma grew up as a river port and mining centre, serving the gold, diamond and manganese workings of the surrounding region, and remains a hub for the miners, loggers and farmers of this wild corner of the country. Port Kaituma is reached by small aircraft into its airstrip, on short flights from Georgetown, and by river, so any journey here needs planning. The climate is hot, humid and tropical, with very heavy rainfall for much of the year.
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Frequently asked questions
What is PKM airport?
PKM is the code for the airstrip at Port Kaituma, a remote town in the northwest of Guyana. It is served by small aircraft on short flights from the capital, Georgetown, taking around an hour and a half, and is one of the main ways in and out of this isolated rainforest region, along with the rivers.
Where is Port Kaituma?
Port Kaituma is a small town in the northwest of Guyana, in the Barima-Waini region, on the Kaituma river about 230 kilometres from the capital, Georgetown. It lies deep in a country of tropical rainforest, rivers and mangrove swamp, far from the coast, in one of the remotest parts of the country.
What is Port Kaituma known for?
Port Kaituma is known as a river port and mining town, which grew up serving the gold, diamond and manganese workings of the surrounding region. It remains a hub for the miners, loggers and farmers of this remote rainforest corner of northwestern Guyana, reached mainly by air and river.
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