Carajás Airport is the airport serving
Parauapebas
Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
Geography
To the north is the municipality of Marabá; to the east, Curionópolis; to the south-east, Canaã dos Carajás; to the south, Água Azu ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, located in the
Carajás Mining Complex.
During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
and
AENA
ENAIRE is the air navigation manager in Spain, certified for the provision of en route, approach and aerodrome control services. As a public corporate entity attached to the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, it is responsible for air traffic co ...
.
History
The airport was built by
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Vale S.A., formerly ''Companhia Vale do Rio Doce'' (the Sweet River Valley Company, referring to the Doce River) () is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. Vale ...
as a support the mining activities of
Carajás Mine Carajás may refer to:
* Carajás Mine
* Carajás Airport
* Canaã dos Carajás
* Eldorado dos Carajás
* Carajás (proposed Brazilian state)
* ''Carajas'' (spider)
* Karajá or Carajás, an indigenous tribe of Brazil
* Gurgel Carajás
Gurgel Car ...
. It was commissioned on September 23, 1982. Since 1985 it is managed by Infraero.
Previously operated by
Infraero
Empresa Brasileira de Infraestrutura Aeroportuária (abr. Infraero) is a Brazilian government corporation founded in 1973, authorized by Law 5,862,INFRAERO: 40 ANOS SERVINDO PESSOAS, EMPRESAS E O BRASIL. Retrieved 01/10/2014linha%5D/ref> being ...
, on August 18, 2022 the consortium
AENA
ENAIRE is the air navigation manager in Spain, certified for the provision of en route, approach and aerodrome control services. As a public corporate entity attached to the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, it is responsible for air traffic co ...
won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*8 September 1987: a
Brazilian Air Force
"Wings that protect the country"
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Hawker Siddeley HS.125
The British Aerospace 125 is a twinjet mid-size business jet. Originally developed by de Havilland and initially designated as the DH.125 Jet Dragon, it entered production as the Hawker Siddeley HS.125, which was the designation used until 1 ...
registration FAB-2129 crashed upon take-off from Carajás. All nine occupants died.
*14 February 1997: a
Varig
VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense, ''Rio Grandean Airways'') was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline, and virtually its only international one. In 2005, Varig went i ...
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.
Access
The airport is located from downtown Parauapebas.
See also
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List of airports in Brazil
This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location.
The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil.
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Airports
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References
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Airports in Pará
Airports established in 1982
1982 establishments in Brazil