Fazenda São Benedito Airport

The airport was a private facility serving a farm (fazenda). The closure was not due to a specific incident, military conversion, or official mandate. It was most likely closed for economic reasons and a lack of operational need. Reasons typically include the high cost of runway maintenance, a change in property ownership, or the owner no longer operating an aircraft. The airstrip was effectively abandoned once it was no longer required by the farm's owner.

The site is an abandoned airstrip. Recent satellite imagery confirms that the unpaved runway is still visible but is completely unserviceable. It is heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs and is being reclaimed by the surrounding natural environment. The land is part of the active Fazenda São Benedito, and the former runway area has likely reverted to pasture for cattle grazing or has been left fallow.

Fazenda São Benedito Airport was a private airstrip with local, not national, significance. Its purpose was exclusively to support the operations of the Fazenda São Benedito ranch. In the vast and often inaccessible Pantanal wetlands, private airstrips are critical for logistics and emergency services. The airport handled general aviation flights, transporting the farm's owners, workers, veterinarians, and essential supplies, connecting the remote ranch to urban centers like Corumbá. The ICAO code 'BR-2095' is a non-standard identifier, likely used in third-party aviation databases, as official Brazilian ICAO codes begin with the letter 'S'.

There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the airport. As a private asset, any initiative to restore and reopen the airstrip would depend entirely on the current landowner's needs and financial ability to undertake the significant work of clearing the runway and meeting modern safety and regulatory standards set by Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Given its remote location and private nature, reopening is considered highly unlikely.