SBWE - Macaé

General data

Useful Information

Map

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

The Visual corridors layer shows the AIC N 30/26 REAs and REHs in the lakes region and the Aldeia CTR gates. Solid line: controlled segment; dashed: class G. Click a segment to see the altitudes and contact.

Volumes

ATC Units

Top-down coverage

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

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    p1["SBCW_E_CTR"]:::ctr
    p2["SBWE_APP"]:::app
    p3["SBME_TWR"]:::twr
    p4["SBWJ_APP"]:::app
    p5["SBWJ_NE_APP"]:::app
    p6["SBWJ_E_APP"]:::app
    p7["SBES_APP"]:::app
    p8["SBES_TWR"]:::twr
    a0(["Macaé TMA"]):::esp --> p2
    a1(["Macaé CTR"]):::esp --> p3
    a2(["Aldeia 2 CTR"]):::esp --> p8
    a3(["Aldeia 1 CTR"]):::esp --> p7
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    g1 --> g0
    p1 --> g1
    p2 --> p1
    p3 --> p2
    p4 --> p1
    p5 --> p4
    p6 --> p5
    p7 --> p6
    p8 --> p7
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    classDef grpctr fill:none,stroke:#8a56c9,stroke-dasharray:4 3

VFR circulation

AIC N 30/26 covers the Aldeia CTR together with TMA Rio². The lakes region is where the two aeroplane corridors from Rio end and where the helicopter route follows the coast to Búzios. The Visual corridors map layer shows these segments and the gates.

• Aldeia CTR gates: IGUABA and TAMOIOS. Entering and leaving is always through them, unless ATC instructs otherwise. Traffic on ECHO calls SBES_APP and enters via IGUABA; on FOXTROT, via IGUABA or TAMOIOS.
• Helicopters on REH LITORAL call SBES_APP at SECA to enter the Aldeia CTR. REH ALDEIA (250 m half-width) runs past Araruama, Cabo Frio and Búzios to the mouth of the Rio São João: watch for military traffic at SBES and SBCB traffic.
• In the Aldeia 1 and 2 CTRs, VFR traffic flies the published routes, at the published tracks and altitudes, unless the APP instructs otherwise. Maximum speed 200 kt IAS.
• Special VFR at SBES may be cleared by SBES_APP, which sets the conditions.
• Below Aldeia 1 CTR, in class G, Aldeia APP gives flight information and alerting on request (in the real world, 119.450 or 120.300).
• Transponder on in the whole area, class G included: aeroplanes squawk 2000 and helicopters 0100 between places without an ATS unit, unless ATC assigns a code. On VATSIM, with no ATC online, FCA Leste coordination becomes UNICOM 122.800.
• Flight plans filed by radiotelephony are not accepted.
• SBME: minimum circuit altitude of 600 FT for helicopters and 1500 FT for aeroplanes.
• AFIL flight plans are not accepted in the Aldeia ATZ and CTR.

Remarks

• Macaé concentrates offshore helicopter operations in the Campos Basin: several platform heliports are designated "Macaé" in the AIP (GEN 2.4).
• In the real world, the SBME tower operates from 0915 to 2100 UTC; outside those hours AFIS is provided on 119.200. Runways 05/23 and 06/24 are not used simultaneously, and jets do not use 06/24.
• The Aldeia 1 and 2 CTRs belong to São Pedro da Aldeia APP (SBES_APP, Aldeia Control). SBES is a Navy base; civil aircraft require authorization from the Naval Air Force Command.
• SBCP (Campos) and SBFS (São Tomé) lie in class G FIZs, served by the local radio stations.

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