Caçu Airport

While no official reason has been published, the closure was almost certainly due to a combination of economic and practical factors. These likely include:
1. **Economic Non-Viability:** A lack of sufficient air traffic to justify the costs of maintenance (grading, vegetation control, etc.).
2. **Redundancy:** The presence of other private airstrips in the agricultural region and improved road infrastructure likely made this specific basic airstrip obsolete.
3. **Lack of Use:** The primary users, likely involved in general aviation and local agriculture, may have relocated operations or ceased needing the facility. The airport was simply abandoned rather than being closed for a specific event like an accident or military conversion.

As of the latest satellite imagery, the site is completely abandoned and unusable for aviation. The physical outline of the ~1000-meter runway is still visible from the air but is heavily overgrown with grass and scrub. The surface is unmaintained, eroded, and not suitable for landing or takeoff. The surrounding land continues to be used for agriculture.

The airport's significance was entirely local, serving the municipality of Caçu and the surrounding agricultural region. Its operations were focused on:
- **General Aviation:** Used by private pilots and small aircraft for transportation.
- **Agricultural Aviation:** Crucial for the local agribusiness economy, likely supporting crop-dusting planes and other farm-related air transport.
- **Basic Infrastructure:** It was a simple, unpaved (dirt/earth) airstrip with minimal to no infrastructure (no terminal, hangars, or lighting), suitable only for VFR (Visual Flight Rules) operations during the day.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Caçu Airport (BR-0048). The prospects for reopening are extremely low. The region is served by other private airstrips and larger, better-equipped regional airports. Re-establishing the airport would require significant investment to clear, regrade, and recertify the runway, for which there is no apparent economic justification or local demand.