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SBWK - Porto Seguro

General data
TMA Porto Seguro TMA
Position SBWK_APP
Callsign Porto Seguro Control
Frequency 120.900 MHz1
Real-world frequencies 119.600 / 120.900 / 120.250 MHz
Real-world hours H24
ATS surveillance Radar (listed in AIP ENR 1.6)
Aerodromes in the TMA SBPS

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 (SBPS).

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 Seguro TMA 3500 FT – FL195 A C
Porto Seguro CTR GND – FL035 C

ATC Units

Code Abbr. Callsign Frequency Remarks
SBWK_APP WK Controle Porto Seguro 120.900
SBPS_TWR TPS Torre Porto Seguro 118.850

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["SBRE_CTR"]:::ctr
    p1["SBRE_SW_CTR"]:::ctr
    p2["SBRE_NS_CTR"]:::ctr
    p3["SBRE_S_CTR"]:::ctr
    p4["SBWK_APP"]:::app
    p5["SBPS_TWR"]:::twr
    a0(["Porto Seguro TMA"]):::esp --> p4
    a1(["Porto Seguro 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

  • AFIL flight plans are not accepted.
  • Contact with the TWR is mandatory in the CTR. Landing sequencing may be restricted due to congestion.
  • VFR routes chart: CCV REA WK-Porto Seguro

Remarks

  • The TMA is class A between FL145 and FL195 and class C between 3500 FT and FL145.
  • The TMA is listed in AIP ENR 1.6 as radar-covered; the Porto Seguro CTR is not.

Sources: VATSIM Brasil SBRE 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. ↩