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SBEG - Eduardo Gomes

General Information

Information
Aerodrome name Manaus - Eduardo Gomes
Type of Operation International and Public
Transition altitude 5000 ft4
Elevation 264 ft (80 m)
Largest aircraft Wide-bodies (code 4E); B747-8F under special procedures1
Airspace Manaus 1 CTR, class C, GND/2000 ft4
Accepts A380?

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Runways

Runway system

SBEG has one runway, 11/29 (2700 × 45 m, asphalt), with no intermediate exits. Only two taxiways reach it: A, which leaves apron 1 and runs to the threshold of 11, and B, which leaves between aprons 1 and 2 and runs to the threshold of 29.

  • Runway 11

    ILS CAT I, RNP and VOR. The only runway with a precision approach.

  • Runway 29

    Non-precision approaches only (RNP and VOR).

Runway selection

The AIP sets no preferential runway and no tailwind limit: the runway in use follows the wind. In calm wind, 11 has the advantage of the ILS.

Runway data

Runway Dimensions TORA LDA Approach Remarks
11 2700 × 45 m 2700 m 2700 m ILS CAT I ALS and PAPI
29 2700 × 45 m 2700 m 2700 m Non-precision PAPI
  • The AD accepts aircraft up to code 4E. The B747-8F operates under special procedures1.

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBEG_ATIS AEG Eduardo Gomes Information 127.650 D-ATIS
SBEG_GND GEG Eduardo Gomes Ground 121.900 DCL (code SBEG)
SBEG_TWR TEG Eduardo Gomes Tower 118.300

DCL

SBEG has DCL (departure clearance via datalink)2. On the network, the station code is SBEG. There is no Clearance Delivery (DEL) position: Ground issues the clearances.
Station code SBEG
Who operates it SBEG_GND. Without GND, the position covering clearance top-down (TWR, APP or ACC)
Controller tool TopSky DCL window, with your personal Hoppie ACARS code
Pilot tool Aircraft ACARS or a Hoppie-compatible client, sending the clearance request to SBEG

How it works:

  1. The pilot sends the request (RCD) to SBEG, with the parking stand and ATIS letter.
  2. The controller checks the flight plan and replies with the clearance: limit, runway, SID, transponder code, ATIS letter and next frequency.
  3. The pilot accepts (WILCO/ACCEPT). The clearance is then issued and there is no voice readback.
  4. With the clearance accepted, the pilot calls Ground for start-up or pushback.

Controller setup

  • Log in to the TopSky DCL with the code SBEG before opening the position.
  • Announce it in the controller information: DCL AVBL LOGON SBEG.
  • A faulty request (invalid plan, wrong SID, no ATIS) goes back as REVERT TO VOICE: the pilot calls Ground on frequency.
  • If the pilot does not accept within a reasonable time, consider the clearance not delivered and call them by voice.

Areas of responsibility

Map of SBEG with the runway strip in yellow, under Tower, and the rest in blue, under Ground
Yellow strip: Tower. Rest: Ground. The dashed line runs through the holding points. White circles: apron numbers.
Position Responsible for
GND Aprons 1 to 5, the apron taxiway and TWY A and B up to the holding point
TWR Runway 11/29 and the TWY inside the holding points
  • SBEG has no Apron position (APRON): Ground handles all aprons.
  • Departures: Ground hands off to Tower before the holding point.
  • Arrivals: after vacating the runway, Tower hands off to Ground.

Ground flow

General rule

  • The apron taxiway links aprons 1 to 5.
  • TWY A (about 1.5 km) links the south end of apron 1 to the threshold of 11.
  • TWY B (about 1 km) links the stretch between aprons 1 and 2 to the threshold of 29.
  • With no intermediate exits, every departure is from the threshold and every landing vacates at the end of the runway.

Ground flow on runway 11: departures via A to the threshold of 11; landings roll to the end and vacate via B
Green: departures. Dashed orange: from aprons 2 to 5. Blue: landings.

  • Departures (11): A to the threshold of 11. From aprons 2 to 5, along the apron taxiway to A.
  • Landings (11): roll to the end of the runway and vacate via B, which leads back to the aprons.

Example: AZU4321, taxi to holding point runway 11 via A.

Ground flow on runway 29: departures via B to the threshold of 29; landings roll to the end and vacate via A
Green: departures. Dashed orange: from apron 1. Blue: landings.

  • Departures (29): B to the threshold of 29. From apron 1, along the apron taxiway to B.
  • Landings (29): roll to the end of the runway and vacate via A, which leads back to apron 1.

Example: GLO1234, taxi to holding point runway 29 via B.

Runway exits

Runway Exit
11 B, at the end of the runway (~2700 m)
29 A, at the end of the runway (~2700 m)

Runway occupancy

Every landing rolls the full length to the exit, and the next departure can only enter after it. Allow for that time when spacing arrivals and departures.

Takeoff points

Overview of SBEG with numbered aprons and the takeoff points marked with the available TORA
Takeoff points (purple) with the available TORA. Circled numbers: aprons.
Runway Point TORA Used by
11 A (threshold) 2700 m All
29 B (threshold) 2700 m All
  • TWY A and B are 23 m wide3. The AIP sets no wingspan limit on the taxiways.

Aprons and airlines

Reference for simulation. Stands follow the PDC charts; airlines follow the airport's airline list on Wikipedia. The split between stands is a simplification, not the airport's official allocation. VAs use the stands of the real airline they represent.

Apron1Passenger terminal 1Domestic and internationalStands 12 to 26
Azul
AZU
GOL
GLO
LATAM
TAM
Copa Airlines
CMP
Avianca
AVA
TAP
TAP
Apron3Passenger terminal 2Regional aviationStands 01 to 09
Azul Conecta
ACN
Apuí
Apron2Cargo terminalFreightersStands 01 to 04
LATAM Cargo
LCO
Total Express
Apron4·5General aviationNext to the hangarsStands 10 to 26 (4) and 01 to 03 (5)

General and business aviation and air taxi.

Logos from GRU Airport. Trademarks belong to their respective airlines.

Other procedures

  • On runway 11, the ILS and PAPI touchdown points do not coincide: they are 115 m apart5.

Diagrams drawn by VATSIM Brasil over OpenStreetMap geometry (ODbL), checked against the SBEG ADC and PDC charts. Not for real-world navigation. Normative source: AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG, AMDT 2610A1.

  1. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG 2.20, item 1. Declared distances: AD 2.13. ↩↩

  2. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG 2.18. ↩

  3. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG 2.8 and ADC chart. ↩

  4. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG 2.17 and IAC charts. ↩↩

  5. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBEG 2.22. ↩