Carajás Airport Guide
Carajás Airport (ICAO SBCJ) serves Parauapebas in the Brazilian state of Pará. It sits inside the Carajás Mining Complex at an elevation of 629 m, about 18 km from the centre of Parauapebas.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce built the airport to support the Carajás Mine, and it opened on 23 September 1982. Infraero operated it from 1985 to 2022. Aena won a 30-year concession in August 2022. The single asphalt runway, 10/28, is 2,000 m long.
In 2025 the airport handled about 254,400 passengers and 4,818 aircraft operations. Azul and Azul Conecta fly to Belém, Belo Horizonte-Confins and Ourilândia do Norte, and Gol flies to Belo Horizonte-Confins. In July 2026 Aena opened an enlarged check-in hall, a boarding room with two gates and a bigger baggage claim area. The finished terminal will cover 4,006 square metres.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 254K passengers (2025)1 runwayopened 1982
- Location
- -6.118, -50.003
- Operator
- Aena Brasil
Terminals
1 terminalCarajás Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 3 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger TerminalDomestic
Azul, Azul Conecta, Gol
Nearby cities
1 cityCarajás Airport is closest to Parauapebas (18 km northeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Parauapebas18 km northeast
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