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.

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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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