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.[3]
14 February 1997: a VarigBoeing 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]
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The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Parauapebas.
carajás, airport, iata, icao, sbcj, airport, serving, parauapebas, brazil, located, carajás, mining, complex, aeroporto, carajásiata, cksicao, sbcjsummaryairport, typepublicoperatorinfraero, 1985, 2022, aena, 2022, present, servescarajás, parauapebas, openedse. Carajas Airport IATA CKS ICAO SBCJ is the airport serving Parauapebas Brazil located in the Carajas Mining Complex Carajas AirportAeroporto de CarajasIATA CKSICAO SBCJSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorInfraero 1985 2022 AENA 2022 present ServesCarajas Parauapebas OpenedSeptember 23 1982 1982 09 23 Time zoneBRT UTC 03 00 Elevation AMSL629 m 2 064 ftCoordinates06 06 55 S 050 00 05 W 6 11528 S 50 00139 W 6 11528 50 00139MapCKSLocation in BrazilShow map of ParaCKSCKS Brazil Show map of BrazilRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft10 28 2 000 6 562 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Passengers146 079 32 Aircraft Operations5 663 8 Metric tonnes of cargo629 64 Statistics Infraero 1 Sources ANAC 2 It is operated by AENA Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Accidents and incidents 4 Access 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe airport was built by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce as a support the mining activities of Carajas 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 3 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsAzul Brazilian AirlinesBelem Belo Horizonte ConfinsGol Transportes AereosBelo Horizonte ConfinsAccidents and incidents edit8 September 1987 a Brazilian Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS 125 registration FAB 2129 crashed upon take off from Carajas All nine occupants died 4 14 February 1997 a Varig Boeing 737 241 registration PP CJO operating flight 265 flying from Maraba to Carajas while on touch down procedures at Carajas 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 editThe airport is located 18 km 11 mi from downtown Parauapebas See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp Brazil portalList of airports in BrazilReferences edit Estatisticas Infraero in Portuguese 24 February 2022 Retrieved 5 May 2023 Aerodromos ANAC in Portuguese 15 October 2019 Retrieved 22 May 2020 Unica empresa a apresentar proposta Aena leva Aeroporto de Congonhas Agencia Brasil in Portuguese 18 August 2022 Retrieved 19 August 2022 Accident description FAB 2129 Aviation Safety Network Retrieved June 17 2011 Accident description PP CJO Aviation Safety Network Retrieved June 17 2011 External links editAirport information for SBCJ at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Current weather for SBCJ at NOAA NWS Accident history for CKS at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carajas Airport amp oldid 1187833186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
