Drone Rules for Caruaru Oscar Laranjeira Airport
Critical No-Fly Zone covering Caruaru Airport (SNRU). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate collision risks with scheduled regional commercial flights, general aviation, flight school training maneuvers, and active airport modernization operations.
Oscar Laranjeira Airport (SNRU) is a prominent regional hub located in Caruaru, the largest city in the Agreste region of Pernambuco. The airport handles daily scheduled commercial flights linking the region to major domestic hubs, a busy flow of private executive aircraft, an active flight school, and aircraft maintenance operations. Furthermore, the airfield is currently undergoing large-scale structural expansion and modernization.
The airport is integrated directly within Caruaru's expanding urban framework, sitting only a few kilometers from the downtown area and major highways. Because commercial turboprops, training aircraft, and private flights operate continuously at low altitudes using specific instrument (IFR) and visual (VFR) approach paths over heavily populated areas, any uncoordinated drone activity presents an immediate risk of a catastrophic mid-air collision. Spontaneous or recreational drone flights within the airfield perimeter or its surrounding active traffic paths are completely banned under federal law (Brazilian Penal Code, Art. 261).
Regulatory Authorities: DECEA, ANAC, and the Government of the State of Pernambuco.
Primary Framework: ICA 100-40 (DECEA) and Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
Flight Planning Portal: Operational safety grids and airspace restrictions are managed via SARPAS NG and Aisweb.