Fazenda Do Cantagalo Airport

Piedras do Maria Da Cruz, BR 🇧🇷 Closed Airport

ICAO

BR-1949

IATA

-

Elevation

1576 ft

Region

BR-MG

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: -15.3959° N, -44.145199° E

Continent: SA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: SNPH SNPH SNPH

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Designation Length Width Surface Status
15/33 5905 ft 65 ft ASP Active

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 24, 2025
Closure Date

The exact closure date is unknown. Based on analysis of historical satellite imagery, which shows a faint but completely overgrown runway outline, the airport has been disused for many years, likely falling into disrepair and closing sometime in the late 20th or early 21st century.

Reason for Closure

While no official reason is documented, the closure is characteristic of a private airstrip ceasing operations. The most probable reasons are economic, such as the high cost of aircraft ownership and runway maintenance, a change in the farm's ownership, or the owner no longer having a need for private air transport. The airport was not a public facility, so its closure was a private decision.

Current Status

The site of the former airport is now completely reclaimed by nature. The runway area is overgrown with vegetation and is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland and scrubland. It is completely unusable for any aviation activity and exists only as a faint scar on the landscape visible in satellite photos. The land is part of the private farm property.

Historical Significance

The name 'Fazenda Do Cantagalo' indicates it was a private airstrip (aerĂłdromo) serving a farm or ranch ('fazenda'). Its significance was entirely local, intended for the private use of the farm's owners and operations. It would have handled small, single-engine general aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper) for transporting personnel, light cargo, or supplies to a remote rural area. Operations were conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) from a short, unpaved (likely grass or dirt) runway with no services. The identifier 'BR-1949' is not an official ICAO code but a local or database-specific designator.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Re-establishing the airstrip would require significant private investment to clear, grade, and surface the runway, as well as obtaining the necessary licenses and registration from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Given the site's remote location and the availability of a public airport in the nearby city of Januária (SNJN), reopening is considered extremely unlikely.

Nearby Airports

Fazenda Novo Horizonte Airport
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~25 km away
Januária Airport
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~27 km away
Fly Green Heliport
SDZJ
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~36 km away
Mocambinho Airport
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~38 km away
Fazenda Canadá Airport
SNZK
ItacarambĂ­, BR
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~43 km away
Fazenda Rasante Airport
SJ9R
JaĂ­ba, BR
Small Airport
~43 km away
Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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