Bocaíuva Airport

The airport was closed at the explicit request of its private owner, 'Fazenda Tamboril Agropecuária Ltda'. The official reason documented by ANAC is 'a pedido do seu proprietário' (at the owner's request). This indicates the closure was a private business decision, likely due to economic factors, a shift in the owner's operational needs, or the costs of maintenance and compliance, rather than a result of an accident, government action, or military conversion.

The site is inactive and officially closed to all air traffic. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the unpaved runway is still faintly visible but is overgrown with vegetation and crossed by vehicle tracks, indicating a state of disuse. The land has reverted to being part of the surrounding farm property ('Fazenda Tamboril') and is not used for any public or aviation-related purpose.

The airport, officially known as Aeródromo de Bocaíuva (ICAO-style code: SNBU), was a private airfield. It did not handle scheduled commercial passenger flights. Its primary role was to support the agricultural and business operations of its owner, an agribusiness company. Operations would have consisted mainly of general aviation, including executive transport for the company, light cargo, and potentially agricultural aviation (crop dusting). Its significance was local, providing private air access to the municipality of Bocaíuva and supporting the region's key agricultural industry.

There are no known public plans, government initiatives, or credible prospects for reopening the airport. Since it was a private airfield closed by its owner, any potential for reopening would depend entirely on the landowner's desire to invest in restoring the facilities and successfully completing the complex and costly recertification process with ANAC. Given the proximity and services offered by the larger regional airport in Montes Claros (MOC), the economic incentive to reopen this small, private strip is considered extremely low.