Carajás Airport
Airport in Pará, Brazil
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Carajás Airport (IATA: CKS, ICAO: SBCJ) is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex.
Carajás Airport Aeroporto de Carajás | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Carajás (Parauapebas) | ||||||||||
| Opened | September 23, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 629 m (2,064 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°07′04″S 050°00′12″W | ||||||||||
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  CKS Location in Brazil  CKS CKS (Brazil) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics: AENA[1] Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3] | |||||||||||
It is operated by AENA.
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. Between 1985 and 2022 it is operated by Infraero.
Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022, the consortium AENA won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations
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.[9]
- 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.[10]
Access
The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Parauapebas.
