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Crateús Airport

IATA JCSICAO SNWSSmall airfield

Crateús Airport is a small airfield near Crateús in Ceará, Brazil. It is listed as IATA JCS and ICAO SNWS. The airport is located at -5.2114° / -40.7042° at an elevation of 318 m (1,043 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,500 m. The nearest airport is Independência Airport, 49 km (30 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Crateús Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Crateús Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JCS`
ICAO code	`SNWS`
Local code	`CE0005`
Identifier	`SNWS`
Type	Small airfield
City	Crateús
Region	Ceará
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	-5.21135, -40.70420
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	5° 12′ 40.86″ S 40° 42′ 15.12″ W
Elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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