Aeroporto Regional de Canoa Quebrada - Dragao do Mar ARX / SBAC

GRU Airport (Sao Paulo/Guarulhos concessionaire) took over management of SBAC/ARX in April 2026 under the federal AmpliAR regional-airports program (R$43.1M investment plan for apron/terminal/RESA works) -- independently confirmed via multiple 2026 Brazilian press sources (CNN Brasil, Valor Economico, TrendsCE). Airport was previously run under a state (SOP-CE) contract with Infraero (2023-2025) and briefly Dix Empreendimentos (2025). As licensed aerodrome administrator it is responsible for airside/apron facilitation at this very low-volume field (3,313 pax / 787 aircraft movements in 2024 per official stats). No independent third-party ground handling company was found operating at this station; unconfirmed whether ramp/baggage handling is performed by the concessionaire directly or left to the operating carrier.

Azul is the sole scheduled operator at ARX, flying ATR 72 turboprop service -- independently confirmed via multiple Brazilian sources: Azul resumed commercial flights at Aracati in March 2026 after about a year without scheduled operations, and 2026 trade press (Panrotas, AIRWAY, Flap International, VOENEWS, Mercado e Eventos) confirms an additional Belo Horizonte(Confins)-Fortaleza-Aracati triangular routing launching October 2026 (CNF-ARX city pair). No independent third-party ramp/passenger handling company was found present at this small station; self-handled, Azul is the most consistent explanation given the airline's standard practice at comparably small regional ATR out-stations in Brazil, but this is not confirmed in airport-specific documentation.

Operates the Parque de Abastecimento de Aeronaves (PAA) at SBAC/ARX, supplying Jet A-1 (Avgas also listed in AIP); independently confirmed via the Ceara state infrastructure secretariat (SOP-CE) website, which names 'Avigas Nordeste (BR Aviation)' as operator of the airport fuel depot. CNPJ 03.948.059/0004-47 is registered at the airport's own address (Rodovia CE-040 Km 137, Aracati), confirming the company is genuinely on-site rather than a group-level claim. ROTAER/AIP data show a daily service window with fuelling outside those hours available on request via advance phone contact; the previously drafted 'Mon-Fri, 48h notice' figures are not supported by sourced AIP data and have been removed to avoid false precision. · Daily within AIP-published hours; outside-hours fuelling by advance phone request (exact current notice window unconfirmed since GRU Airport's Apr-2026 takeover of the aerodrome)

As the licensed aerodrome operator/concessionaire for a commercial-service ANAC-certified aerodrome, responsible for AVSEC compliance (screening, access control) under ANAC regulation -- SBAC is confirmed listed among ANAC's AVSEC-monitored aerodromes in ANAC's own management report. No dedicated third-party aviation-security contractor identified for this station specifically -- staffing/outsourcing model unconfirmed.

Airport operations/coordination desk requires prior permission. Phone (••• is independently confirmed as the current published SBAC contact in AISWEB's own aerodrome listing, with a backup ops/radio contact at (•••. Historical AIP/ROTAER snapshots show this aerodrome operating on a day-restricted schedule with narrow windows (e.g. roughly 1600-2100 local on specific weekdays, not a daily block), which conflicts with a previously drafted 'AD hours 1000-2200 / 24h PPR' figure that is not supported by sourced AIP data; corrected here. Exact current hours are unconfirmed pending GRU Airport's post-April-2026 publication update. · AIP shows day-restricted operating windows, not a daily 1000-2200 block; PPR coordination required via (••• -- exact current hours unconfirmed post-transition