Uvá Airstrip

The closure was not due to a singular event like an accident or military conversion. As a private farm airstrip ('pista de fazenda'), the most probable reason for its closure is a change in the operational needs or economic status of the farm's owner. This could include the sale of the aircraft, a change in property ownership, or a determination that the cost of maintaining the aircraft and airstrip was no longer justified. The gradual degradation visible in imagery supports a theory of abandonment over a formal closure.

The site is part of a private, active agricultural property, likely a cattle ranch. The physical clearing for the runway is still clearly visible from satellite view, but the surface is completely overgrown with grass and is unmaintained. It is now used as pasture land and is completely non-operational for any aviation purposes.

Uvá Airstrip had no public or major commercial significance. Its role was strictly that of a private utility for the large farm (fazenda) on which it was located. Operations would have been limited to general aviation aircraft owned or chartered by the farm. Its primary purpose was likely to transport the property owner, managers, workers, and essential supplies to a remote rural location. It may have also supported agricultural aviation activities, such as crop dusting or seeding, which are common in this region of Brazil.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the Uvá Airstrip. Its future is entirely dependent on the private owner of the land. A reopening would only occur if the owner decides to invest in clearing and restoring the runway for their own private use. It is considered permanently closed from a public and operational standpoint.