AirportsCarajás Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Parauapebas, in Pará, Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CKS
- ICAO code
- SBCJ
- City
- Parauapebas
- State or region
- Pará
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1178° S, 50.0034° W
- Elevation
- 629 m (2,064 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CKS means Carajás Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBCJ. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.1178° S, 50.0034° W. It stands 629 metres (2,064 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Belem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Carajás Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,562 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 61.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,000 m 6,562 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| João Correa da Rocha AirportMarabá | MAB | 127 km |
| Araguaína AirportAraguaína | AUX | 231 km |
| Tucuruí AirportTucuruí | TUR | 261 km |
| Prefeito Renato Moreira AirportImperatriz | IMP | 289 km |
| Altamira Interstate AirportAltamira | ATM | 405 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,932 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,679 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,841 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,942 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,738 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,437 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,083 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 16,593 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,034 km | 18 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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