Tocantínia Airport

The primary reason for closure was economic non-viability and lack of demand. The official ANAC ordinance states the closure was executed 'at the request of the airport operator,' which was the Municipality of Tocantínia. With the development of the state capital, Palmas, and its major regional airport (Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport - SWPM), located approximately 75 km to the south, along with improved highway connections, the small, basic airstrip in Tocantínia became obsolete. The costs of maintenance and liability outweighed its benefits for the small municipality.

The site is abandoned. As of the latest satellite imagery, the outline of the dirt runway is still clearly visible but is overgrown with grass and vegetation. There is no aviation activity. The land has not been redeveloped for other purposes, such as housing or industry. It appears to be unused, though there is evidence of informal use by vehicles as a local track or shortcut.

Tocantínia Airport was a simple, local aerodrome with a single unpaved (dirt/grass) runway. Its significance was purely functional, providing a vital air link for the relatively isolated community, particularly before the establishment of Tocantins as a state in 1988 and the subsequent development of regional infrastructure. Operations were limited to general aviation, likely including air taxi services for passengers and cargo, medical evacuation flights, government and administrative transport, and use by private pilots or local landowners. It never supported scheduled commercial airline services and had no significant infrastructure like a terminal building or hangars.

There are no known official plans or prospects for reopening Tocantínia Airport. Given its permanent and formal removal from the national aviation registry, the high cost of rebuilding and certifying the airstrip to modern standards, and the excellent service provided by the nearby major airport in Palmas, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely. The economic and logistical justification for such a project does not exist at present.