Carajás Airport

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

Carajás Airport

Aeroporto de Carajás
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInfraero
ServesCarajás (Parauapebas)
Time zoneTime in Brazil (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL629 m / 2,064 ft
Coordinates06°06′55″S 050°00′05″W
Websitewww4.infraero.gov.br/aeroportos/aeroporto-de-carajas/
Map
CKS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers164,069 31%
Aircraft Operations3,936 1%
Metric tonnes of cargo422 49%
Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: Airport Website[2] ANAC[3]

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 Belém, 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). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  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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