Fazenda Frigorífico Atlas Airport

Economic and logistical consolidation. The airport was a private asset of Frigorífico Atlas. After the company's acquisition by JBS, the airstrip likely became redundant. Large corporations typically centralize their air logistics through larger, public airports for greater efficiency, scale, and cost-effectiveness, eliminating the need for small, private airstrips at individual facilities. The closure was a direct result of this corporate restructuring.

The airport is abandoned and defunct. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates (-9.4125, -50.425556) shows the clear but heavily overgrown outline of the former dirt/grass runway. The land has been reclaimed by vegetation and is used for cattle grazing, consistent with the surrounding farm. There are no remaining airport facilities, markings, or signs of maintenance. The site is now simply part of the agricultural landscape of the fazenda.

The airport was a private airstrip (aeródromo) whose sole purpose was to serve the operational needs of the Fazenda Frigorífico Atlas, a large meatpacking plant and associated cattle ranch. Its operations were exclusively for private use, primarily for transporting company executives, technicians, essential personnel, and high-value, time-sensitive cargo to and from the remote facility. It was vital for connecting the agricultural plant to major business centers, bypassing the often challenging ground transportation infrastructure in the region. The ICAO code 'BR-2042' is a non-official identifier used in third-party databases to catalog smaller or defunct airfields and is not an official code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization or Brazil's ANAC.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Its original purpose as a private corporate airstrip is obsolete due to the change in company ownership and logistics strategy. Given its remote location and the existence of a public airport in Santana do Araguaia (SNYA), there is no commercial or public demand that would justify the significant cost of renovating, equipping, and recertifying the airfield.