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SBWP - Porto Alegre

General data
TMA Porto Alegre TMA
Position SBWP_APP
Callsign Palegre Control
Frequency 129.600 MHz1
Real-world frequencies 119.000 / 120.100 / 120.550 / 128.900 MHz
Real-world hours H24
ATS surveillance Radar (listed in AIP ENR 1.6)
Aerodromes in the TMA SBPA, SBCO

Useful Information

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

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
Porto Alegre 1 3500 FT – FL195 A C
Porto Alegre 2 5500 FT – FL195 A C
Porto Alegre 1 CTR GND – 1500 FT C
Porto Alegre 2 CTR 1500 FT AGL – 3500 FT C

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBWP_APP WP Controle Palegre 129.600
SBPA_TWR TPA Torre Palegre 118.100

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["SBCW_CTR"]:::ctr
    p1["SBCW_CSE_CTR"]:::ctr
    p2["SBCW_CSW_CTR"]:::ctr
    p3["SBCW_SE_CTR"]:::ctr
    p4["SBCW_SW_CTR"]:::ctr
    p5["SBCW_CS_CTR"]:::ctr
    p6["SBCW_S_CTR"]:::ctr
    p7["SBWP_APP"]:::app
    p8["SBPA_TWR"]:::twr
    a0(["Porto Alegre TMA"]):::esp --> p7
    a1(["Porto Alegre 1 CTR<br>Porto Alegre 2 CTR"]):::esp --> p8
    p1 --> p0
    p2 --> p1
    p3 --> p2
    p4 --> p3
    p5 --> p4
    p6 --> p5
    p7 --> p6
    p8 --> p7
    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

  • Abbreviated flight plans by radiotelephony to the TWR are not accepted.
  • AFIL flight plans from aircraft departing aerodromes without an ATS unit in the CTR or TMA are not accepted.
  • VFR routes chart: CCV REA WP-Porto Alegre

Remarks

  • The TMA is class A between FL145 and FL195 and class C between 3500 FT and FL145.
  • The package only has the Porto Alegre 1 outline. In the real world, APP sectors 07 and 08 are VFR sectors activated on demand.
  • SBCO (Canoas) is an air base; civil aircraft require authorization from the base commander.

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

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  1. Frequency in the VATSIM Brasil sector package. ↩