Fazenda Silmar Airport

The closure was due to a private administrative decision. The airport was officially delisted 'a pedido do proprietário' (at the owner's request). This indicates the owner of the 'Fazenda Silmar' (Silmar Ranch) no longer wished to maintain or operate the airstrip under official registration, likely for economic, operational, or personal reasons. It was not closed due to an accident, military conversion, or public safety mandate.

The site is currently a disused airstrip on private agricultural land. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (-16.165, -60.114445) shows the clear outline of the former runway. However, it is unmaintained, overgrown with vegetation, and is no longer in a condition to be used by aircraft. The land has reverted to use by the farm, likely as pasture or for ground vehicle access.

Fazenda Silmar Airport, officially registered with ANAC under the ICAO code SWXC (the 'BR-2122' identifier is an unofficial code used by some third-party databases), was a private aerodrome. Its primary purpose was to serve the logistical needs of the Fazenda Silmar, a large farm or ranch in a relatively remote part of the state of Mato Grosso. Operations were typical for private agricultural airstrips in Brazil, including:
- Transportation for the farm's owners, staff, and visitors.
- Movement of light cargo, spare parts, and essential supplies.
- Support for agricultural aviation (crop dusting), although this is not explicitly confirmed.
- Providing a vital link for emergency medical evacuation.
The airport featured a single unpaved (grass/gravel) runway, approximately 1000 meters long, suitable for small general aviation aircraft like the Cessna 206, Piper Seneca, and other similar single or twin-engine propeller planes.

There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the Fazenda Silmar Airport. Since it was a private facility closed at the owner's request and has been officially removed from the ANAC registry, any initiative to reopen it would have to come from the current landowner. This would require a completely new and rigorous registration and certification process with ANAC to meet current aviation standards, making a reopening unlikely unless the owner has a significant new economic or logistical need.