Porto Grande Airport

Economic non-viability and obsolescence. As a basic, unpaved airstrip, its utility diminished significantly with the improvement of regional road infrastructure, specifically the paving and maintenance of the BR-156 highway which connects Porto Grande to the state capital, Macapá. This made ground transportation more reliable and cost-effective, reducing the demand for local air taxi services.

The site is completely abandoned and unusable for aviation. Current satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the former dirt runway being reclaimed by nature. It is heavily overgrown with vegetation, and a dirt road or track now cuts across its southern end. The land appears otherwise unused.

Porto Grande Airport was a small, local airstrip crucial for general aviation in a historically remote region. It primarily handled air taxi operations with small, single or twin-engine propeller aircraft (e.g., Cessna 206, Piper Seneca). Its main function was to provide a vital link for the municipality of Porto Grande, facilitating the transport of personnel, light cargo, and providing essential services like medical transport to and from larger cities like Macapá. It likely also supported the region's agricultural and mining exploration activities before robust road networks were in place.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening the airport. The significant improvements in road connectivity, the site's complete state of disrepair, and the proximity of the much larger and better-equipped Macapá International Airport (SBMQ) make any investment in its reopening economically and logistically unjustifiable.