On The Airbands

Fresh back from an exciting trip to the USA Australian Aviation observed airport operations and ATC from close quarters at Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Francisco and Honolulu Airports in particular, and many other smaller centres in general. The visit may be the subject of a later article, the conclusions of which would almost certainly back up John Smith’s Study Tour of Californian Airports, which was featured in our March 1983 issue.

For any intending US visitors, here are a few towers and associated frequencies used in some of the areas we visited. AUCKLAND TWR 118. 7 FRESNO TWR 118. 2 SMC 121. 7 ATIS 119. 3 GRAND CANYON TWR 123. 0 FIS 122. 75 ATIS 113. 1 (HELICOPTERS) HONOLULU TWR 118. 1 123. 9 SMC 121. 9 RAMP 121. 8 LAS VEGAS TWR 119. 9 SMC 122. 3 ACD 118. 0 ATIS 116. 9 LOS ANGELES TWR 120. 95,133. 9 SMC 121. 65 ACD 121. 4 PHOENIX TWR 118. 7 ATIS 118. 25 (Sky Harbour) SAN DIEGO TWR 118. 3 SMC 123. 9 ATIS 132. 35 (Lindbergh) SAN FRANCISCO TWR 120. 5 SMC 121. 8 SANTA MONICA TWR 120. 1 SCOTTSDALE TWR 119. 9 SMC 118. 6 Take your handheld receiver to the USA with you, but when you describe it to officials tell them it’s a ‘receiver’, not a ‘radio’, or they may think its a transceiver, and all sorts of problems could arise.

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