Godofredo Viana Airport

The airport was closed because it was replaced by the new, modern, and better-equipped Aurizona Airport (ICAO: SJAU), which was built to support the large-scale industrial operations of the nearby Aurizona Gold Mine. The old Godofredo Viana airstrip was a rudimentary dirt runway that was likely deemed inadequate, unsafe, and inefficient for the logistical needs of the modern mining company (Equinox Gold and its predecessors).

The site is completely abandoned. Satellite imagery shows the former dirt runway is still identifiable but is heavily overgrown with vegetation, significantly eroded, and completely unusable for any aviation purposes. There is no remaining airport infrastructure, such as terminals or hangars, and the land is being slowly reclaimed by the surrounding natural environment. It serves no current purpose.

Godofredo Viana Airport was a private/unofficial airstrip, often referred to as a 'pista de garimpo' (miner's airstrip), that was crucial for the gold mining industry in the Godofredo Viana municipality. During its active years, it served as a vital logistical link for transporting personnel, equipment, supplies, and extracted gold from a remote region with challenging land access. Operations primarily consisted of small, short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft typical of bush flying, supporting both informal miners ('garimpeiros') and organized mining companies before the construction of its modern replacement.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Godofredo Viana Airport. Its replacement, the active Aurizona Airport (SJAU), fully serves the logistical needs of the region's primary economic driver. The old airport is considered permanently closed and abandoned, with no economic or practical incentive for its rehabilitation.