Mossoró, BR 🇧🇷 Closed Airport
ICAO
BR-0012
IATA
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Elevation
262 ft
Region
BR-RN
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Local Code: Not available
Location: -5.02254° N, -37.5159° E
Continent: South America
Type: Closed Airport
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Approximately in the early 2000s (circa 2002-2004). The closure was not a formal, dated event but a gradual abandonment resulting from the collapse of its owner and sole operator.
Economic. The airport was a private aerodrome owned and operated by the large agricultural company Mossoró Agroindustrial S.A. (MAISA). The company faced severe financial distress and ultimately declared bankruptcy, leading to the cessation of all its operations, including the airfield which was essential for its business.
The site is completely abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows a clearly visible but unmaintained and overgrown dirt runway. There is no remaining infrastructure, and the land is non-operational as an airfield. The surrounding area remains agricultural, with the former airport grounds effectively absorbed into the landscape of local farms.
Maisa Airport was a vital piece of infrastructure for MAISA, which was a pioneer in irrigated fruit cultivation (especially melons) for export in Brazil from the 1960s. The airport's primary function was to support agricultural aviation, facilitating crop dusting and spraying over vast plantations. It also handled corporate and executive transport for the company's management and clients, as well as light cargo flights for urgent parts and supplies. Its existence was directly tied to the success and operational scale of one of Brazil's most important agro-industrial companies of its time.
None. There are no known plans or logical prospects for reopening this private airfield. The city of Mossoró is adequately served by the public Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (IATA: MVF, ICAO: SBMS), which handles regional commercial flights and general aviation. The specific corporate need for the Maisa Airport vanished with the company that built it, making its revival highly improbable.