Carajás Airport

Carajás Airport
Aeroporto de Carajás
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Infraero
Serves Carajás (Parauapebas)
Elevation AMSL 629 m / 2,064 ft
Coordinates 06°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
Website Infraero CKS
Map
CKS
Location in Brazil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 212,000
Aircraft Operations 4,610
Metric tonnes of cargo 228
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 inaugurated on September 23, 1982. Since 1985 it is administrated by Infraero.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Azul Brazilian Airlines Belo Horizonte–Confins, Marabá
Gol Airlines Belém, 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.[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" (in Portuguese). Infraero. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Airport Official Website" (in Portuguese). Infraero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Lista de aeródromos públicos" (in Portuguese). ANAC.
  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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