Fazenda Cristal Airport

The airport was closed voluntarily at the request of its owner/operator ('a pedido do interessado'). This is a common reason for the closure of small, private airstrips in Brazil and is typically driven by economic factors. These can include the high costs of maintenance, licensing, and compliance with aviation regulations, a change in the ownership of the farm (fazenda), or the airstrip no longer being operationally necessary for the farm's activities.

The site has reverted to agricultural use as part of the surrounding farm. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the faint outline of the former dirt/grass runway. The surface is unmaintained, overgrown with vegetation, and has vehicle tracks crossing it, indicating it is no longer suitable for aviation and is now used by farm vehicles. There are no remaining airport facilities, and the land is actively used for farming or cattle grazing.

Fazenda Cristal Airport was a private aerodrome serving the Fazenda Cristal, a large farm or cattle ranch in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its primary role was logistical. Given the remote location and challenging terrain of the Pantanal, the airstrip was crucial for transporting personnel, urgent supplies, veterinary products, and providing the farm's owners and managers with rapid access. It supported the region's key agribusiness and cattle ranching industries. The airport never handled commercial, scheduled passenger flights and its significance was entirely private and operational. The identifier 'BR-1112' is a non-standard code used in some third-party databases; its official national identifier assigned by Brazilian authorities was SJCR.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Fazenda Cristal Airport. As it was a private facility closed at the owner's request and has since fallen into a state of disrepair, reopening is highly unlikely. Any future use as an aerodrome would require a new owner with a specific operational need, significant investment to restore the runway, and a completely new, lengthy registration and certification process with Brazil's ANAC.