Nonstop flight route between Carajás, Pará, Brazil and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,202 miles (or 5,153 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Carajás Airport and Tampa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Carajás Airport and Tampa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKS / SBCJ |
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| Location: | Carajás, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W |
| Area Served: | Carajás (Parauapebas) |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2064 feet (629 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKS |
| More Information: | CKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPA / KTPA |
| Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
| Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
| Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
| More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):
- Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".
- Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- The airport is located 18 km from downtown Parauapebas.
- The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
- Northwest Airlines and National Airlines brought the Jumbo Jet to the airport late in 1971 with the introduction of the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10.
- At this time, new runway is being planned to increase capacity in fair-weather conditions.
- The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Today an overnight aircraft hardstand and an automated baggage sorting facility for Airside A sit on the former site.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- During the early 1960s, the aviation authority began planning a replacement terminal in an undeveloped site at the airport.
