Seringal Nova Olinda Airport

Economic obsolescence and changes in land use. The airstrip was built to serve a private rubber plantation ('seringal'). Its closure is directly linked to the decline of the traditional rubber extraction economy in the Amazon and the development of alternative transportation, such as the BR-364 highway. As the plantation's operations ceased or scaled down, the private airstrip became unnecessary and was too costly to maintain, leading to its abandonment.

The site is completely abandoned and has been reclaimed by the Amazon rainforest. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates reveals a faint, straight scar in the dense jungle where the runway once was. The area is heavily overgrown with mature trees and vegetation, making the former airstrip completely unusable and almost indistinguishable from the surrounding forest. There are no visible structures or signs of recent human activity.

The airport was a private aerodrome (pista de pouso) serving the 'Seringal Nova Olinda' rubber plantation. During the mid-20th century, such airstrips were vital infrastructure for the powerful plantation owners ('seringalistas') in the remote Acre region. They were the primary means of transporting high-value goods, urgent supplies, and personnel between the isolated plantations and urban centers like Sena Madureira or the state capital, Rio Branco. The existence of this airstrip is a historical marker of the rubber boom era and the logistical methods used to operate deep within the Amazon rainforest before the expansion of the road network.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening Seringal Nova Olinda Airport. Reopening is considered logistically, economically, and environmentally unfeasible. The region is now characterized by conservation efforts and extractive reserves. Any new transportation infrastructure would follow modern planning and environmental impact assessments, making the revival of a small, abandoned plantation airstrip in a remote jungle location extremely unlikely.