Porto Esperidião, BR 🇧🇷 Closed Airport
BR-2125
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879 ft
BR-MT
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Loading...GPS Code: Not available
Local Code: Not available
Location: -16.266666° N, -59.150002° E
Continent: SA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: SWTM
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Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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6/24 |
3937 ft | 66 ft | ASP | Active |
Unknown. The airport is listed as 'closed' in several unofficial aviation databases, but an exact date of closure is not publicly available. As a private airstrip, its closure was likely not a formal event but a gradual process of falling into disuse and its registration with Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) lapsing, likely sometime in the 2010s.
The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. The most probable cause is economic or operational, which is common for private airstrips. This could include the farm's owner no longer operating aircraft, the high cost of maintenance and registration, or the property changing hands to an owner with no aviation requirements. The closure was a private decision by the landowner rather than a result of an accident or regulatory action.
Satellite imagery confirms the physical dirt runway still exists at the coordinates. However, it appears unmaintained, with vegetation growth and signs of disuse, indicating it is no longer operational for aircraft. The land has reverted to its primary function as part of the Fazenda Santos Reis ranch and is likely used for pasture or other agricultural activities. The outline of the airstrip remains visible from the air.
Fazenda Santos Reis Airport was a private utility airstrip. Its ICAO code, BR-2125, is a non-standard identifier used in some databases for smaller Brazilian airfields. The airport's sole purpose was to serve the logistical needs of the large agricultural ranch (fazenda) it was named after. Operations would have consisted of light, single or twin-engine propeller aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper models) used for transporting the owner, staff, veterinarians, urgent supplies, and spare parts to a remote location far from reliable road infrastructure. Its significance was purely local and private, representing a vital tool for agribusiness management in the Brazilian interior.
There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Any future reactivation would be entirely dependent on the private owner of the ranch. If the owner's needs were to change, they could potentially clear the runway and re-register it with ANAC for private use. From a public perspective, there are no prospects for reopening.
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