Araguaiana, BR 🇧🇷 Closed Airport
ICAO
BR-2205
IATA
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Elevation
994 ft
Region
BR-MT
Local Time
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Local Code: Not available
Location: -15.708652° N, -51.837865° E
Continent: South America
Type: Closed Airport
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Officially deleted from the Brazilian aviation registry in the mid-to-late 2010s. The airport had likely fallen into disuse prior to the official administrative action.
The primary reason for closure was administrative, stemming from the inability of the local municipal authority to meet the updated and more stringent safety, security, and infrastructure requirements mandated by Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Like many small municipal airfields in Brazil during that period, Araguaiana lacked the financial resources to fund necessary upgrades, such as runway maintenance, perimeter fencing, and updated signaling, leading to its eventual decertification and removal from the official registry.
The airport site is abandoned and completely unusable for aviation. Satellite imagery confirms that the former unpaved runway (approximately 1200 meters long) is heavily overgrown with vegetation and is no longer maintained. There are no visible signs of any activity, and the land appears to be slowly reverting to its natural state. Any small support structures that may have existed are likely derelict.
Araguaiana Airport served as a vital general aviation airfield for a remote community in the state of Mato Grosso. It never handled scheduled commercial airline traffic. Its operations were critical for:
- **Connectivity:** Providing an air link for residents, business people, and government officials to larger regional centers like Barra do Garças (SBBW).
- **Agribusiness:** Supporting the region's primary economic activities, including cattle ranching and agriculture, by facilitating travel for landowners and enabling the use of agricultural aircraft.
- **Air Taxi and Charter:** Serving as a base or stop for on-demand air taxi services.
- **Emergency Services:** Enabling faster medical evacuations to hospitals in larger cities, a crucial service in a region with vast distances and limited road infrastructure.
There are no known official plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening Araguaiana Airport. The financial cost to clear the land, rebuild the runway, and certify the airfield to current ANAC standards would be substantial and is likely beyond the means of the small municipality of Araguaiana. Without a significant economic driver or state/federal investment, which is highly unlikely, the airport is expected to remain permanently closed.