Drone Rules for Rio Branco International Airport
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Rio Branco International Airport (SBRB). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate collision risks with scheduled national commercial jetliners, vital regional turboprops, international cargo, and government border security operations.
Plácido de Castro International Airport (SBRB), located on Avenida Plácido de Castro in the Vila Aeroporto district, is the primary aviation gateway for the state of Acre and a highly strategic border hub in the Brazilian Amazon. Due to Acre’s geographic positioning and dense rainforest terrain, this airport acts as an indispensable lifeline for the region. It handles daily commercial jet services, essential regional air taxis connecting isolated communities, heavy cargo transport, and critical border patrol, environmental surveillance, and medical evacuation flights.
The airport's traffic corridors span across key highway systems (such as the BR-364) and nearby rural-urban transition zones. Because commercial airliners and small regional aircraft execute low-altitude instrument (IFR) and visual (VFR) approaches directly over these sectors, any uncoordinated drone activity creates an immediate risk of a catastrophic mid-air collision. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter or its active traffic patterns are completely banned under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Sources
Regulatory Authorities: DECEA, ANAC, and the airport's concessionaire (Vinci Airports).
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Operational safety grids, Terminal Control Area (TMA Rio Branco) parameters, and airspace restrictions are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.