Orós Airport

The official reason for the closure was the delisting from the national registry at the request of its owner, the Municipality of Orós. The underlying reasons were primarily economic and operational. The airport suffered from a lack of consistent air traffic, making it economically unviable. Furthermore, the high costs associated with maintaining the unpaved runway and meeting evolving regulatory and safety standards set by ANAC were prohibitive for the small municipality, which ultimately chose to decommission it.

The site is completely abandoned and non-operational. Satellite imagery of the coordinates confirms the location of a derelict, unpaved (dirt/gravel) runway. The airstrip is visibly unmaintained, with significant vegetation growth and informal vehicle tracks crossing it. There are no functional airport buildings or infrastructure remaining. The area exists as an open field that retains the clear outline of its former runway, but it is not used for any aviation purposes.

Orós Airport was a small municipal airfield that primarily served general aviation. Its most significant historical role was likely supporting the construction of the massive Orós Dam (Açude Orós), a major national infrastructure project that began in the 1950s. The airfield would have been critical for transporting engineers, government officials, and urgent supplies to the remote construction site. After the dam's completion, it functioned as a vital link for the community, handling air taxi services, crucial medical evacuation flights, and private planes for local politicians and business owners. It never hosted scheduled commercial airline services and was limited to small propeller aircraft due to its basic infrastructure.

There are no known official plans or credible prospects for reopening Orós Airport. The trend in regional aviation in Brazil, particularly in the state of Ceará, is to consolidate services at larger, better-equipped regional airports like Iguatu (SNIG) or the major Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport (SBJU) in nearby Juazeiro do Norte. The significant investment required to rebuild the runway, fence the perimeter, and construct facilities to meet modern ANAC standards is considered economically unjustifiable given the low potential demand. Therefore, the prospects for its reactivation are extremely low to non-existent.