SBWT - Curitiba

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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 (REA) layer shows the 18 REAs of AIC N 34/23 and the gates (yellow). Solid magenta line: class D; dashed blue: class G; arrows mark the one-way NORTE and SUL. Click a segment to see the tracks, altitudes and contact. Details in Visual corridors (REA).

The Helicopter routes (REH) layer (7 routes) is off by default. Solid line is class D, dashed is class G; names appear when zoomed in. See Helicopters (REH).

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

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VFR circulation

TMA layers and who handles VFR

• Corridor class: each segment takes the corridor's class. Almost every REA is class D, with the APP. The exceptions are NORTE and SUL, the Bacacheri flight-school training corridors, in class G on the Bacacheri Tower frequency. On the REHs, the segments around Barigui Park are class G, with FCA coordination, and the rest are class D.
• In the real world, the REAs around Curitiba use Curitiba APP on 119.950, 119.700, 129.550 or 120.650; those on the coast, near Joinville, 120.950 or 133.150. The REHs talk to Curitiba Tower (118.150), Bacacheri Tower (118.900) or the APP, depending on the segment; on class G segments the FCA is 123.450.
• In the package, VFR traffic on the REAs calls SBWT_APP (119.950); inside the CTR, SBCT_TWR (118.150), and at Bacacheri and Joinville the aerodrome positions. Pilots call the online position, not the real-world frequency. Without it, the next position in the coverage takes over. Air-to-air coordination goes on UNICOM 122.800.

General VFR rules

• Using the REAs: mandatory to land at or depart from SBCT, SBBI and SBJV; entry into the Curitiba CTR is through the gates. Other VFR traffic in or below the TMA preferably uses the REAs and REHs, joining or leaving them at any point stated in the flight plan. In contact with the APP, and traffic permitting, the flight may be cleared off them.
• Right of the centreline: pilots fly to the right of the corridor centreline, with the visual references on their left.
• Width: REAs 3 NM (1.5 NM either side); REHs 1 NM (0.5 NM either side).
• Altitudes: each segment has a maximum and a minimum; in controlled areas the limits must be respected. Altitude changes are made over the points, under the pilot's responsibility and in VMC; on controlled segments the APP may assign another altitude.
• Flight plan: in item 15, the coordinates of the gates and positions (the system does not accept the names); in item 18, the corridor names.
• Radio contact: brief, with registration, origin and destination, corridor, position, altitude and estimate for the next point.
• QNH from the SBCT ATIS; near Joinville, from the SBJV ATIS; without ATIS, ask the APP.
• A mode A/C or S transponder is mandatory; landing or taxi lights on are recommended.
• Holding: to space out entries into the TMA and CTR, the APP may hold traffic over REA and REH points.
• Helicopters may use the REAs.
• IMC: turn back and land at the departure aerodrome or the nearest one, ask for special VFR, change to IFR, or ask to leave the REA.

Unless the APP assigns a code, traffic departing from a place without an ATS unit under the TMA, or coming from outside it, squawks the destination code on entering the TMA projection:

Visual corridors (REA)

The 18 REAs of the TMA. Altitudes in feet (QNH), as maximum / minimum; a single altitude is mandatory. ⇄ is a two-way segment, with tracks as outbound / return; → is one-way.

What each corridor does:

• From the west and south, everything converges on CONTENDA: PORTO AMAZONAS comes from the gate of the same name, VOÇOROCA from the Voçoroca dam, SANEPAR leads to the SANEPAR gate of the CTR, and RIO VERDE climbs north to CAMPO MAGRO.
• From the north, the hub is RIO BRANCO (Rio Branco do Sul): CAMPO MAGRO's RIO BRANCO corridor, ITARETAMA and, before it, JAZIDA from the JAZIDA gate to the northwest all arrive there; TUNAS leaves it for the TUNAS gate, and COLOMBO and TAMANDARÉ for the CTR gates. The SBR 594 (Santana Alto) restricted area lies near TUNAS.
• BARIGUI (from TAMANDARÉ) and CAMPO MAGRO (from CAMPO MAGRO) enter the CTR through the BARIGUI gate, Barigui Park, between 4100 and 4600 ft.
• From the east, REPRESA leaves the IRAÍ gate (Iraí reservoir), passes PEDREIRA and reaches MARUMBI, from where MARUMBI runs down to the TREVO 277 gate on the BR-277, towards the coast.
• NORTE and SUL are one-way, at a mandatory 4000 ft, and serve only the SBBI flight schools going to the SBR 595 (Capivari) and SBR 836 (Capivari Alto) training areas: SUL leaves the ATUBA gate for CAMPINA, and NORTE returns from CAMPINA via IGREJA DA ROSEIRA to ATUBA.
• On the coast, SÃO FRANCISCO DO SUL runs from GUARATUBA via SÃO FRANCISCO DO SUL to BARRA DO SUL, and BARRA DO SUL continues to BARRA VELHA, between 2000 and 3000 ft.

Aerodrome gates

Entry to and exit from the Curitiba CTR and the Joinville FIZ are through the gates, unless the APP clears otherwise:

The GUATUPÊ gate (football pitch of the Guatupê Military Academy) is not part of any REH: it is the northeastern entry to SBCT, with Curitiba Tower clearance.

Helicopters (REH)

The 7 REHs form the helicopter network over Curitiba, between 3500 and 4100 ft, mostly over highways, avenues and parks. Their tracks are on the Helicopter routes (REH) layer of the map.

• Junctions: BARIGUI joins ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE and DELTA; EXÉRCITO joins ALFA and BRAVO; MUSEU DO OLHO, CHARLIE and DELTA.
• Reference on the left, mandatory: the REH's highway, avenue or street stays on the pilot's left and within the lateral limits.
• Speed must be between 70 and 90 kt on the REHs.
• DELTA is reserved for authorised sightseeing flights.
• SBCT: through the SANEPAR or BARRO PRETO gates (ALFA), at the 3600 ft circuit altitude, with Curitiba Tower clearance. SBBI: through the PRESÍDIO AHU (CHARLIE, reporting MUSEU DO OLHO first), ATUBA (ECHO), PARQUE SÃO LOURENÇO (FOXTROT) and IGREJA SANTA CÂNDIDA (GOLF) gates, with Bacacheri Tower clearance.
• In the CTR, helicopters call before entering; ATC sets the REHs, the separation from IFR and the transponder code (0101 to 0113). They may be told to hold, slow down or deviate. Departures from heliports inside the CTR make contact while still on the ground or up to 50 ft.
• Off the REHs, helicopters take the shortest way to the nearest REH, without crossing the SBCT and SBBI runway alignment or IFR tracks without clearance.
• Transponder: without contact with the APP, in class G below the TMA, 0100; parked on a heliport in the CTR, STANDBY.
• News, power-line inspection and sightseeing flights that may affect SBCT and SBBI operations are coordinated with the APP in advance.

Other rules

• AFIL flight plans are not accepted.
• With a full flight plan and a change from VFR to IFR (Z plan), wait for the APP clearance, keeping to the corridor altitudes.
• On busy dates or with temporary restricted areas active, the REAs and REHs may be suspended or have their class changed by NOTAM.

Phraseology

On contact, the pilot gives registration, origin and destination, corridor, position, altitude and estimate for the next point². Brazilian VFR traffic usually calls in Portuguese. Arrival at SBBI from the northwest:

Controle Curitiba, PR-MWN, de Ponta Grossa para Bacacheri, corredor JAZIDA, vertical JAZIDA, 5000 pés, estima ITARETAMA aos 10.

Helicopter entering the CTR, with registration, route, position, altitude and direction:

Torre Curitiba, PP-HMW, REH ALFA, posição EXÉRCITO, 3600 pés, proa SANEPAR.

Class G coordination (FCA 123.450 in the real world; UNICOM on VATSIM):

Tráfego Barigui, PP-HMW, REH DELTA, PARQUE TINGUI, 3700 pés, proa PARQUE TANGUÁ.

Remarks

• Curitiba 1 is class A between FL145 and FL195 and class C between 5500 FT and FL145.
• SBBI (Bacacheri) lies in the Bacacheri FIZ (class G), inside the Curitiba CTR.
• SBJV (Joinville) lies in the Joinville 1 and 2 FIZ (class G, Joinville Radio).
• Volumes and map follow AIP AMDT AIRAC 2612A1 (26 NOV 2026).

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