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SBXD - Palmas

General data
TMA Palmas TMA
Position SBXD_APP
Callsign Palmas Control
Frequency 119.000 MHz1
Real-world frequencies 119.000 MHz
Real-world hours H24
ATS surveillance Procedural (not listed in AIP ENR 1.6)
Aerodromes in the TMA SBPJ

Useful Information

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

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
Palmas TMA 3500 FT – FL145 D
Palmas CTR GND – 3500 FT D

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBXD_APP XD Controle Palmas 119.000
SBPJ_TWR TPJ Torre Palmas 118.000

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_NE_CTR"]:::ctr
    p2["SBBS_NS_CTR"]:::ctr
    p3["SBBS_N_CTR"]:::ctr
    p4["SBXD_APP"]:::app
    p5["SBPJ_TWR"]:::twr
    a0(["Palmas TMA"]):::esp --> p4
    a1(["Palmas CTR"]):::esp --> p5
    p1 --> p0
    p2 --> p1
    p3 --> p2
    p4 --> p3
    p5 --> 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

  • Mandatory contact with the APP before taxiing.
  • AFIL flight plans are not accepted, nor abbreviated flight plans filed by radiotelephony from the ground.
  • There is no REA chart published for this TMA.

Remarks

  • In the real world, the SBPJ tower operates from 0900 to 1459 UTC; for the rest of the day, Palmas APP provides AFIS on 119.000.

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. ↩