Carajás Airport

Carajás Airport

Aeroporto de Carajás
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator
ServesCarajás (Parauapebas)
OpenedSeptember 23, 1982 (1982-09-23)
Time zoneBRT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL629 m / 2,064 ft
Coordinates06°07′04″S 050°00′12″W / 6.11778°S 50.00333°W / -6.11778; -50.00333
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CKS is located in Pará
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Location in Brazil
CKS is located in Brazil
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CKS (Brazil)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers163,851 Increase 12%
Aircraft Operations4,067 Decrease 28%
Metric tonnes of cargo608 Decrease 3%
Statistics: AENA[1]
Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3]

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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belém, Belo Horizonte–Confins
Azul Conecta Belém, Ourilândia do Norte
Gol Linhas Aéreas Belo Horizonte–Confins

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.[5]
  • 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.[6]

Access

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Estatísticas". AENA Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Carajás (SBCJ)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Única empresa a apresentar proposta, Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Accident description FAB-2129". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "Accident description PP-CJO". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 17, 2011.