Carajás Airport is the airport serving

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, located in the Carajás Mining Complex. During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and

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History

The airport was built by

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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 ...

. It was commissioned on September 23, 1982. Since 1985 it is managed by Infraero. Previously operated by Infraero, on August 18, 2022 the consortium

won a 30-year concession to operate the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

*8 September 1987: a

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registration FAB-2129 crashed upon take-off from Carajás. All nine occupants died. *14 February 1997: a

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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.

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