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SBCG - Campo Grande

General Information

Information
Aerodrome name Campo Grande - Ueze Elias Zahran
Type of Operation International, Public and Military
Transition altitude 5000 ft3
Elevation 1834 ft (559 m)
Largest aircraft Code 4C (A320, B737)1
Airspace Campo Grande CTR, class C, GND/4500 ft3
Accepts A380?

Useful Information

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Traffic

Runways

Runway system

SBCG has one runway, 06/24 (2600 × 45 m, asphalt), shared with Campo Grande Air Force Base. C runs along the runway on the north side end to end; the terminal and the general aviation apron are to the north, and the military apron to the south, next to threshold 24.

  • Runway 06

    ILS CAT I. Departure from the threshold, via D.

  • Runway 24

    RNP and VOR. Departure from the threshold, via A.

Runway selection

The AIP sets no preferential runway: the runway in use follows the wind.

Runway data

Runway Dimensions TORA LDA Approach Remarks
06 2600 × 45 m 2600 m 2600 m ILS CAT I ILS and PAPI touchdown points 40 m apart5
24 2600 × 45 m 2600 m 2600 m Non-precision RNP and VOR
  • The AD accepts aircraft up to code 4C1.
  • VFR departures from 06: no right turn before crossing the opposite threshold1.

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBCG_ATIS ACG Campo Grande Information 127.600 D-ATIS
SBCG_GND GCG Campo Grande Ground 121.900
SBCG_TWR TCG Campo Grande Tower 118.100 DCL (code SBCG)

DCL

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

How it works:

  1. The pilot sends the request (RCD) to SBCG, 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 DCL with the code SBCG before opening the position.
  • Announce it in the controller information: DCL AVBL LOGON SBCG.
  • A faulty request (invalid plan, wrong SID, no ATIS) goes back as REVERT TO VOICE: the pilot calls Tower 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 SBCG 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. Circles: aprons.
Position Responsible for
GND Aprons 1, 2 and military, TWY C and the links up to the holding point
TWR Runway 06/24 and the TWY inside the holding points
  • SBCG has no Apron position (APRON): Ground handles all aprons.
  • The military apron is south of the runway and leaves via B, next to threshold 24.
  • Departures: Ground hands off to Tower before the holding point. Arrivals: after vacating the runway, Tower hands off to Ground.

Ground flow

General rule

  • C runs along the runway on the north side, from D (threshold 06) to A (threshold 24).
  • A links apron 1 (terminal) with threshold 24; F links C with apron 2.
  • E links C with the middle of the runway; B leads to the military apron, to the south.

Ground flow on runway 06: departures via F and C to D; landings roll to the end and vacate via A; light aircraft vacate via E
Green: departures. Dashed orange: exit via E (light aircraft). Blue: landings.

  • Departures (06): C westbound to D (threshold 06). From apron 1, via A and C.
  • Landings (06): roll to the end and vacate via A, which leads to apron 1. Light aircraft may vacate via E (~1300 m).

Example: AZU4321, taxi to holding point runway 06 via C and D.

Ground flow on runway 24: departures via A to the threshold; landings roll to the end, vacate via D and return along C
Green: departures. Dashed orange: exit via E (light aircraft). Blue: landings.

  • Departures (24): A to threshold 24.
  • Landings (24): roll to the end, vacate via D and return along C. Light aircraft may vacate via E (~1300 m).

Example: GLO1234, taxi to holding point runway 24 via A.

Runway exits

Runway Exits
06 E (~1300 m), A or B (end)
24 E (~1300 m) or D (end)

Approximate distance from the threshold to the exit, measured on the diagram. The SBCG AIP publishes no exits.

Takeoff points

Overview of SBCG with aprons and the takeoff points marked with the available TORA
Takeoff points (purple) with the available TORA. Circles: aprons.
Runway Point TORA Used by
06 D (threshold) 2600 m All
24 A (threshold) 2600 m All
  • The SBCG AIP publishes no intersection departures.

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 terminalDomestic and internationalStands 01 to 11
Azul
AZU
GOL
GLO
LATAM
TAM
Apron2General aviationVia FStands 12 to 23

Small and medium general and business aviation.

ApronMILCampo Grande Air Force BaseSouth of the runway, via BStands 1 to 30 and hangarettes H1 to H14
FAB

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

Other procedures

  • Observe the VAC for joining and leaving the traffic pattern and the visual corridors AIC5.
  • Helicopter traffic pattern: minimum height 600 ft (minimum altitude 2433 ft)4.

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

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

  2. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBCG 2.18. ↩

  3. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBCG 2.17 and IAC charts. ↩↩

  4. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBCG 2.20, item 8. ↩

  5. AIP Brasil, AD 2 SBCG 2.22. ↩↩