Airports / Brazil / CKS
Carajás Airport
SBCJ / CKSParauapebas, BrazilELEV 2,064 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
69 nm
To the nearest alternate
João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB).
Overview
Located in Parauapebas, Brazil, Carajás Airport (SBCJ / CKS) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2,064 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CKS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB, 69 nm), Araguaína Airport (AUX, 124 nm), and Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ, 140 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CKS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CKS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
SBCJ
IATA
CKS
FAA / Local
PA0006
Elevation
2,064 ft
Coordinates
6.1178° S · 50.0034° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Brazil fields
state range 8–4,138 ft
At 2,064 ft, CKS sits higher than 75% of the 138 Brazil fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 69nmMABJoão Correa da Rocha AirportMarabá
- 124nmAUXAraguaína AirportAraguaína
- 140nmCDJConceição do Araguaia AirportConceição do Araguaia
- 141nmTURTucuruí AirportTucuruí
- 156nmIMPPrefeito Renato Moreira AirportImperatriz
- 168nmCLNBrig. Lysias Augusto Rodrigues AirportCarolina
Location
Open the full mapSBCJ · Carajás Airport · Parauapebas, Brazil