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Drone Rules for Carauari Airport

Carauari, Amazonas (am) • Brazil
Av. Dom Pedro ll, 600-628 - Centro, Carauari - AM, 69500-000, Brazil
Lat: -4.87528 • Lng: -66.8989

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May 26, 2026 10:15 PM Approved • box, sources, rules, description
Author: Vins (1007)
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The proposed rule edit for Carauari Airport (SWCA) includes a no-fly zone with a description, rules, and sources. The sources confirm that the airport's perimeter is classified as restricted airspace, requiring prior flight coordination.
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  • https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos&codigo=SWCA — Official airport technical parameters listed under the aerodrome system on AISWEB and the restrictions mandated by DECEA's operational instruction ICA 100-40 classify this airfield perimeter as restricted airspace, strictly requiring prior flight coordination through the SARPAS NG portal.
  • https://publicacoes.decea.mil.br/publicacao/ICA-100-40 — Official airport technical parameters listed under the aerodrome system on AISWEB and the restrictions mandated by DECEA's operational instruction ICA 100-40 classify this airfield perimeter as restricted airspace, strictly requiring prior flight coordination through the SARPAS NG portal.
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Rule category Ground Air
Flight status Unknown Permission
Summary — Critical No-Fly Zone covering Carauari Airport (SWCA). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate severe collision risks with regional commercial flights, essential supply transports, and vital aeromedical evacuation flights.
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The Carauari Airport (ICAO: SWCA), located in the municipality of Carauari, Amazonas, is an indispensable infrastructure asset in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Because the region relies heavily on air travel for connectivity, the airport serves as a life-saving logistical hub, accommodating regional passenger routes, cargo aircraft delivering essential goods, oil and gas exploration charters, and emergency medical flights servicing isolated communities.

Because approaching and departing aircraft execute low-altitude operations and visual flight (VFR) patterns directly over the surrounding river corridors, dense forest borders, and the local urban area, uncoordinated drone activity within this active sector creates an immediate mid-air collision hazard. An aviation accident in this isolated region would severely disrupt local supply networks and emergency services. Therefore, spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its obstacle limitation surfaces, or its protective safety grids are completely prohibited under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
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+ The Carauari Airport (ICAO: SWCA), located in the municipality of Carauari, Amazonas, is an indispensable infrastructure asset in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Because the region relies heavily on air travel for connectivity, the airport serves as a life-saving logistical hub, accommodating regional passenger routes, cargo aircraft delivering essential goods, oil and gas exploration charters, and emergency medical flights servicing isolated communities.
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+ Because approaching and departing aircraft execute low-altitude operations and visual flight (VFR) patterns directly over the surrounding river corridors, dense forest borders, and the local urban area, uncoordinated drone activity within this active sector creates an immediate mid-air collision hazard. An aviation accident in this isolated region would severely disrupt local supply networks and emergency services. Therefore, spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its obstacle limitation surfaces, or its protective safety grids are completely prohibited under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).