Drone Rules for Coari Airport
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Coari Airport (SWKV). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate severe collision risks with scheduled regional commercial flights, heavy air taxi operations servicing the Urucu petroleum complex, and emergency medical transports.
Coari Airport – Prefeito Dr. Evandro Carbone (SWKV), located in the municipality of Coari, Amazonas, is a strategic infrastructural hub in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. The airport is heavily utilized for regional commercial aviation and experiences intense, specialized air traffic due to its proximity to the Urucu Oil and Natural Gas Province. It serves as a vital staging and transit ground for twin-turboprop aircraft, heavy helicopters, and chartered air taxis transporting workers and specialized cargo to and from the remote energy facilities.
Because the airfield manages frequent low-altitude arrivals, departures, and helicopter transition corridors over the surrounding urban periphery and Solimões River pathways, any uncoordinated drone activity creates an immediate and catastrophic hazard of a mid-air collision. Due to the remote location, any aviation incident here severely complicates search, rescue, and medical response. Consequently, spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its obstacle limitation surfaces, or its operational safety grids are strictly banned under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Sources
Regulatory & Administrative Authorities: Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), and the Amazonica Flight Information Region (CINDACTA IV).
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Airport safety restriction grids, dynamic NOTAMs, and mandatory airspace access coordination are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.