Defunct Airports
City served | State | Airport name | Closure | Notes |
Cacoal | Rondônia | Old Cacoal Airport | 2009 | |
Manaus | Amazonas | Ponta Pelada Airport | 1976 | Became Manaus Air Force Base |
Porto Velho | Rondônia | Caiari Airport | 1969 | Became an urbanized area |
Rio Branco | Acre | Presidente Médici International Airport | 1999 | Became an urbanized area |
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport | 1942 | Became Santa Cruz Air Force Base |
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Campo dos Afonsos Airport | 1941 | Became Afonsos Air Force Base |
Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Manguinhos Airport | 1961 | Became an urbanized area |
São Carlos | São Paulo | Salgado Filho Airport | 2002 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Airports In Brazil
Famous quotes containing the word defunct:
“The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)