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Remote Amazon oil-field airstrip serving Petrobras operations.
Location
Urucu, Brazil
Urucu Airport (IATA: RPU, ICAO: SBUY) is a private airstrip located in the Urucu petroleum province in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It serves the Juruá oil and gas production complex operated by Petrobras, one of Brazil's largest petroleum extraction sites in the Amazon region.
The airport is not open to the general public and primarily handles charter and operational flights transporting workers and supplies to and from the remote oil fields. Access to the area is essentially impossible by road, making air transport the primary means of reaching the facility.
Terminals
The airport has basic operational facilities suited to industrial workforce transport rather than commercial passenger services.
Getting to & from
There is no road access to Urucu; river transport via the Urucu and Solimões rivers is the only alternative to air travel in this remote Amazon location.
Airlines here
Flights are primarily operated by charter carriers contracted by Petrobras rather than scheduled commercial airlines.
Notable facts
- ›Located deep within the Amazon rainforest in Amazonas state, Brazil.
- ›Serves the Urucu oil and gas province, one of Brazil's significant onshore petroleum reserves.
- ›Operated primarily to support Petrobras oil and gas extraction activities.
- ›No public road access exists to the Urucu area.
- ›River and air transport are the only practical means of reaching the facility.
This profile is provided for general information only. Details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airport's official website before acting on them.
