Carajás Airport

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Carajás Airport

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Aeroporto de Carajás
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesCarajás (Parauapebas)
OpenedSeptember 23, 1982 (1982-09-23)
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL629 m / 2,064 ft
Coordinates06°06′55″S 050°00′05″W / 6.11528°S 50.00139°W / -6.11528; -50.00139Coordinates: 06°06′55″S 050°00′05″W / 6.11528°S 50.00139°W / -6.11528; -50.00139
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-carajas/
Map
CKS is located in Pará
CKS
CKS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers66,390 Decrease 60%
Aircraft Operations4,086 Increase 4%
Metric tonnes of cargo146 Decrease 65%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website[2] ANAC[3]

Carajás Airport (IATA: CKS, ICAO: SBCJ) is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex.

It is operated by Infraero.

History[]

The airport was built by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce as a support the mining activities of Carajás Mine. It was commissioned on September 23, 1982. Since 1985 it is administrated by Infraero.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém, Belo Horizonte–Confins, São Luís
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília

Accidents and incidents[]

  • 8 September 1987: a Brazilian Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS.125 registration FAB-2129 crashed upon take-off from Carajás. All nine occupants died.[4]
  • 14 February 1997: a Varig Boeing 737-241 registration PP-CJO operating flight 265, flying from Marabá to Carajás while on touch-down procedures at Carajás during a thunderstorm, had its right main gear collapsed rearwards causing the aircraft to veer off the right of the runway. The aircraft crashed into the forest. One crew member died.[5]

Access[]

The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Parauapebas.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". Infraero (in Portuguese). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeroporto de Carajás". Infraero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Accident description FAB-2129". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Accident description PP-CJO". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

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