Tangará Airport

Economic reasons and obsolescence. The airport was a small, rudimentary airstrip. Its closure was almost certainly due to a lack of demand and the high cost of maintenance relative to its utility. Such small, unpaved fields often cease operations when the specific private, business, or agricultural need they were built for ends. There is no evidence of a specific incident, accident, or military conversion leading to its closure.

The site is abandoned and in a state of disrepair. Satellite imagery clearly shows the outline of the dirt/gravel runway, but it is overgrown with vegetation and is unusable for aviation. There are no buildings, hangars, or infrastructure remaining on the site. The land appears to be unused and is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The airport held only local and private significance. It was a small aerodrome (aeródromo) with a single unpaved runway, not a commercial airport. Its primary function was likely to support general aviation, agricultural activities (such as crop dusting for nearby farms), or provide air access for local landowners and businesses. It never handled scheduled commercial passenger or cargo flights. The ICAO identifier 'BR-1451' is a non-standard code, often assigned by third-party data aggregators to small or unofficial airfields in Brazil; official Brazilian ICAO codes begin with 'S' (e.g., SBGR, SBNT). This indicates its status as a minor landing strip rather than a formal, regulated airport.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Tangará Airport. Given its rudimentary nature, remote location, and the proximity of larger, more capable airports like Augusto Severo International Airport (now closed to civil aviation) and the newer Greater Natal International Airport (SBSG), there is no economic or logistical incentive for its reactivation. Reopening would require significant investment to clear, resurface, and certify the runway, which is not considered viable.