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SBWU - Bauru

General data
TMA Bauru TMA
Position SBWU_APP
Callsign Bauru Control
Frequency 121.300 MHz1
Real-world frequencies 121.300 MHz
Real-world hours DLY 0900–0200
ATS surveillance Procedural (not listed in AIP ENR 1.6)
Aerodromes in the TMA SBBU, SBAE, SBML

Useful Information

Use the tabs above: Aeronautical Charts shows the charts for the main aerodrome (SBBU), Weather shows a weather map of the area and VATSIM Traffic opens the traffic at the main aerodrome (SBBU).

Traffic

Map

Click a volume to see its limits and class. Use the layer control to change the base map and toggle the volumes.

Volumes

Volume Limits Class
Bauru TMA FL045 – FL195 A D
Bauru CTR GND – FL045 D
Arealva ATZ GND – 1500 FT AGL —

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBWU_APP WU Controle Bauru 121.300
SBBU_R_TWR RBU Rádio Bauru 121.300
SBAE_R_TWR RAE Rádio Arealva 126.600

Top-down coverage

Read from bottom to top: when a position is offline, the airspace falls to the next online position above.

Show coverage diagram 
flowchart BT
    p0["SBBS_CTR"]:::ctr
    p1["SBBS_SE_CTR"]:::ctr
    p2["SBBS_NS_CTR"]:::ctr
    p3["SBBS_S_CTR"]:::ctr
    p4["SBWU_APP"]:::app
    p5["SBBU_R_TWR"]:::twr
    p6["SBAE_R_TWR"]:::twr
    a0(["Bauru TMA"]):::esp --> p4
    a1(["Bauru CTR"]):::esp --> p5
    a2(["Arealva ATZ"]):::esp --> p6
    p1 --> p0
    p2 --> p1
    p3 --> p2
    p4 --> p3
    p5 --> p4
    p6 --> p4
    classDef esp stroke-dasharray:4 3
    classDef twr stroke:#2e9e5b,stroke-width:2px
    classDef app stroke:#2f7fd1,stroke-width:2px
    classDef ctr stroke:#8a56c9,stroke-width:2px

VFR circulation

  • AFIL flight plans are not accepted. A flight plan is mandatory before take-off, except for VFR flights from aerodromes without an ATS unit that do not enter controlled airspace.
  • SBAE: two-way contact with Rádio Arealva and Bauru APP.
  • There is no REA chart published for this TMA.

Remarks

  • The TMA is class A between FL145 and FL195 and class D between FL045 and FL145.
  • At SBBU, AFIS (121.300) is provided by Bauru APP itself, operated by NAV Brasil.
  • In the real world, the APP and CTR operate from 0900 to 0200 UTC.
  • ATZs have no class published in the AIP (ENR 2.2).

Sources: VATSIM Brasil SBBS sector package (lateral limits, positions, frequencies and top-down coverage) and AIP Brasil, emendas AIRAC A 13, A 15 e A 17/2026 (classes, vertical limits, ATS surveillance and VFR rules).

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  1. Frequency in the VATSIM Brasil sector package. ↩