ATC Briefing

Frequencies

Other frequencies to be open:

Squawk Codes

Bogotá
2200 – 2277
2300 – 2377

Medellín 1400 – 1477

Cali 1600 – 1677

Barranquilla 2400 – 2477

All traffic overflying Colombian airspace will maintain his original squawk code.

Sector File

Download the following sector files.
Bogotá TMA, Colombia Sector file, Barranquilla Center.
All sector files can be downloaded here.

Runways

Default runways: 13R and 13L. Both for landing and takeoff.

Standard Instrument Departure`s [SID]

SID procedures are found below.

Runway´s 13R and 13L
SID NameSID Procedure
ANAME1A9200 MUNAB ANAME
ISABE1B9200 MUNAB ISABE
ROLUS1A9200 MUNAB ROLUS
CUC1A9200 SOA CUC
KAMIS1A9200 SOA KAMIS GIR
KIKAS19200 SOA KIKAS
MECHI1A9200 SOA MECHI ABL
OMEGA19200 SOA OMEGA IBG
ZIP1E9200 SOA MECHI ZIP
GUXUN19200 GUXUN ZIP
UASCA1B9200 GUXUN UASCA

Runway´s 31R and 31L
SID NameSID Procedure
ANAME1B9200 SOA ANAME
ISBAE1E9200 SOA ISABE
KAMIS1B9200 SOA KAMIS
ROLUS1B9200 SOA ROLUS
ZIP1J9200 SOA 15000 R ZIP
CHUCUA19200 SOA
IBG1A9200 SOA IBG
MECHI1B9200 SOA MECHI
UASCA1A9200 SOA R UASCA
ZIP1F9200 SOA R ZIP
UASCA1E9200 ZIP 11000 UASCA
ZIP1G9200 ZIP

Clearance Delivery

All aircraft are handle with their clearance. Destination, SID (no vectors), FL and squawk code. They are advice from the active runway and then have to be transfer to ground.

Ground

All aircraft have to request pushback and engine start after this; they are cleared to taxi to the assigned runway 13R or 13L. When taxiing to the active runway they are transfer to tower.

Tower

Aircraft have to receive their take off / landing clearance.
SKBO_S_TWR for runway 13R-31L
SKBO_N_TWR for runway 13L-31R

Approach

Traffic starts his approach and enters Bogotá TMA below FL240. When coming from the south contacts SKBO_S_APP in 119.65 or if he is coming from the north, contacts SKBO_N_APP in 121.30.

He continues with his approach procedure, STAR or Vectors. And then we will contact final approach SKBO_C_APP in 119.50.

Departure

Departure ATC is handle by South or North terminal. SKBO_S_APP or SKBO_N_APP.

Speed control

Aircraft have to maintain 250knots or lower when below 18000feets.
The maximum speed when final approach reaching BOG VOR is 200knots, you can only exceed if the ATC says.

Center / Control

Bogotá center is in charge of the major part of Colombia, this center is divided into 4. If there is not high amount of traffic, there will be only 2 of them the South and North.

Colombia also has the Barranquilla Control, in the north coast of Colombia the boundary with the Caribbean Sea. This center is divided in 2. North and South. We will only simulate one of them.