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Drone Rules for Currais Novos Airport - SNKN
Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte (rn)
• Brazil
Sílvio Bezerra, Currais Novos - RN, 59380-000, Brazil
Lat: -6.27859 • Lng: -36.5378
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The proposed rule edit for Currais Novos Airport (SNKN) includes a no-fly zone with a description, rules, and sources. The sources support the claim that unauthorized drone flights within the airport's perimeter are prohibited under Brazilian federal law, specifically Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code.
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- https://aisweb.decea.mil.br/?i=aerodromos — 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 Currais Novos Airport (SNKN). All unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited within this airspace to eliminate severe collision risks with regional executive charters, government utility flights, and vital aeromedical evacuation flights. |
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The Currais Novos Airport (ICAO: SNKN), located in the municipality of Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte, serves as an essential regional aviation asset for the Seridó region. The airfield accommodates private executive aircraft, infrastructure development missions, and critical air ambulance services that connect local patients to advanced medical centers in Natal and other major cities. Because arriving and departing aircraft execute low-altitude visual flight (VFR) approaches directly over the local road networks, agricultural properties, and urban outskirts, uncoordinated drone activity inside this operational area creates an immediate mid-air collision risk. An aviation accident in this zone would compromise public safety and disrupt vital medical logistics. 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 Currais Novos Airport (ICAO: SNKN), located in the municipality of Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte, serves as an essential regional aviation asset for the Seridó region. The airfield accommodates private executive aircraft, infrastructure development missions, and critical air ambulance services that connect local patients to advanced medical centers in Natal and other major cities. + + Because arriving and departing aircraft execute low-altitude visual flight (VFR) approaches directly over the local road networks, agricultural properties, and urban outskirts, uncoordinated drone activity inside this operational area creates an immediate mid-air collision risk. An aviation accident in this zone would compromise public safety and disrupt vital medical logistics. 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).