Drone Rules for Tucurui Regional Airport - Claudio Furman
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Tucuruí Regional Airport (SBTU). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate severe collision risks with regional commercial aircraft, private executive charters, and public safety/medical evacuation flights.
Tucuruí Regional Airport – Cláudio Furman (SBTU), located on Estrada do Aeroporto in Tucuruí, Pará, is a vital logistical and infrastructure hub in northern Brazil. The airport plays a crucial role in supporting the region's socio-economic development, serving as the main aviation gateway for the city and the strategic Tucuruí Hydroelectric Power Plant complex. It handles scheduled regional commercial flights, charter aircraft carrying technical personnel, corporate executive turboprops, and essential aeromedical or government safety missions.
Because the airfield operates active visual (VFR) and instrument (IFR) traffic corridors where low-altitude flights are common over surrounding highways, reservoirs, and suburban perimeters, uncoordinated drone operations pose an immediate threat of a mid-air collision. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter, its obstacle limitation surfaces, or its designated security protection grids are strictly prohibited under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Sources
Regulatory & Administrative Authorities: Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), and the Municipality of Tucuruí.
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.