Carajás Airport Aeroporto de Carajás |
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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°WCoordinates: 06°06′55″S 050°00′05″W / 6.11528°S 50.00139°W | ||||||||||
Website | Infraero CKS | ||||||||||
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Location in Brazil | |||||||||||
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Statistics: Infraero
Sources: Airport WebsiteANAC |
Passengers | 212,000 |
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Aircraft Operations | 4,610 |
Metric tonnes of cargo | 228 |
Carajás Airport (IATA: CKS, ICAO: SBCJ) is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex.
It is operated by Infraero.
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.
The airport is located 18 km (11 mi) from downtown Parauapebas.