Aircraft frequencies
(Aircraft freqs that can be heard from the Puget Sound area)
Last updated: 2-1-08
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NDB (ADF) freqs can be found on the longwave page: http://www.northwestradio.net/interceptnw/below530.htm
Enroute freqs for international flights (shortwave) can be found here: http://www.northwestradio.net/interceptnw/arinc600a.jpg
Older 1983 shortwave map: http://www.northwestradio.net/interceptnw/arinc.jpg
108.0 - 117.975 VOR/DME/ILS navigation
110.6 PAE Paine Field VOR/DME
111.5 IAWO unknown - probably Arlington airport
113.7 YYJ Saltspring Island VOR
116.8 SEA Sea-Tac VOR/DME
118.0 - 121.4 ATC & ATIS
118.0 Sea-Tac ATIS
118.1 Portland Appr
118.2 Whidbey Appr
118.3 BFI Tower
118.5 Tacoma Tower (Rwy 17)
118.55 Seattle Center (Yakima)
118.9 BFI Clearance Delivery
119.1 ? Possibly Victoria Tower
119.2 Sea-Tac Departure
119.5 Seattle Appr
119.65 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
119.7 Victoria Tower
119.9 Sea-Tac Tower
120.1 Seattle Appr
120.2 Paine Tower
120.3 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
120.4 Seattle Appr
120.6 BFI Tower
120.7 Whidbey Appr
121.1 Seattle Center Appr/Dep
121.125 Skagit Regional (AWOS)
121.2 Bremerton ATIS
121.35 Seattle Center (Oregon area?)
121.5 Emergency & ELT
121.6 - 121.9 Ground Control
121.7 Sea-Tac Ground Control
121.75 ? Ground Control - unknown airport
121.8 ? Possibly Paine Field ground control
121.95 - 122.675 FSS & misc.
122.1 Nanaimo FSS
122.55 Seattle FSS
122.7 - 123.2 Unicom & misc.
122.7 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Arlington, Bremerton, Sequim, Hoquiam, Kenmore (seaplanes)
122.775 Traffic Helicopters (primary)
122.8 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Anacortes, Friday Harbor, Oak Harbor, Blaine, Chehalis-Centralia, Auburn,
Thun Field (Puyallup), Sky Harbor (Sultan), Sanderson Field (Shelton)
123.0 Unicom for uncontrolled airports
Kent, Snohomish (Harvey Field), Burlington, Pt. Townsend
123.025 Unicom - Helicopters (local Traffic Helicopters secondary)
123.2 - 123.675 Misc.
123.275 Boeing test flights
123.3 Gliders
123.5 Gliders
123.7 - 128.8 ATC & ATIS
123.7 Comox Terminal
123.8 Chinook Appr
123.9 Seattle Appr
124.05 Tacoma Narrows ATIS
124.2 Seattle Center (Scappoose)
124.4 Olympia Tower
124.65 Gray AAF (Ft. Lewis) ATIS
124.7 Renton Tower
124.8 McChord Tower (Rwy 34)
124.9 Bellingham Tower
125.1 Seattle Center (Neah Bay) - Olympic Peninsula
125.6 Seattle Center (approaching aircraft 16k-9k)
125.8 Seattle Center (Horton)
125.9 Seattle Appr
125.95 Vancouver Center
126.1 Seattle Center (Wenatchee)
126.125 Vancouver Terminal
126.2 Gray Tower (Rwy 15)
126.5 Seattle Appr
126.6 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - areas South and East of Tacoma
126.95 Renton ATIS
127.1 Advisory Freq - not sure what area it covers
127.75 Boeing Field ATIS
127.8 Victoria Terminal VFR (simulcast on 133.85)
128.0 Sea-Tac Clearance Delivery
128.15 Seattle Center (Redmond, OR / Scappoose)
128.25 San Juan Advisory freq
to quote Colin... "All aircraft in the San Juan Island areas are
encouraged to monitor and report on this freq"
128.3 Seattle Center (Larch Mtn) - Olympia and Elma area
128.45 Seattle Center (Mullan Pass)
128.5 Seattle Center (Ft. Lawton) - airspace under 6000 ft
128.6 Vancouver Appr
128.65 Paine Field ATIS
128.75 ?
128.825 - 132.05 Corporate en-route & ACARS
Inbound flights usually report in about 10 to 15 minutes before landing.
An inbound flight usually will make fuel requests (if needed) and give
ETA. The base will respond with a gate assignment.
Outbound flights usually report in about 5 to 10 minutes after takeoff.
An outbound flight will report takeoff time, fuel status, passenger load,
and cargo weight.
128.825 Sea-Tac Sun Country Airlines
128.825 Sea-Tac Aeroflot
128.825 Sea-Tac Omni Air Int'l (handled by Premier Avai 1 ground services)
128.825 Sea-Tac Martinair (outbound) (handled by Slatterly ground services)
128.825 Portland Aero Air (FBO) Learjet maintenance
128.9 BFI Airpac Airlines
128.9 Vancouver Cathay Pacific (inbound)
128.925 Sea-Tac Signature (FBO) fueling & ground transportation
128.95 Vancouver Kelowna Flightcraft (Purolator)
128.975 ? unknown airline (outbound) to Penticton/Cranbrook
129.0 Sea-Tac Air Canada (handled by United)
129.0 Vancouver Canada 3000 Airlines ('Elite xxx')
129.025 BFI Galvin Flight Services (FBO)
129.1 ? Light aircraft operating in the Vancouver area
129.2 ? Canadian planes - some flights going to Calgary
129.2 ? "Timber 1" and "Timber 2" - possibly Timberline Air or Kwatna Timber
129.2 ? inbound to sea-tac
129.225 Sea-Tac American Airlines
129.325 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines
129.375 Sea-Tac Casino Express
129.4 Sea-Tac ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.425 BFI UPS (also Vancouver, Victoria, Pt. Angeles)
129.45 Vancouver America West Airlines (handled by United)
129.45 Vancouver United Airlines and United Express (Skywest)
129.5 Sea-Tac United Airlines
129.5 Sea-Tac Shuttle by United ('Air Coach xxx')
129.5 Portland Delta Airlines
129.55 Victoria Canadian Airlines (outbound)
129.575 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.6 Sea-Tac American Trans Air ('Amtran xxx')
129.6 Sea-Tac Omni Air (inbound) calling Slattery Ground Services - no response
129.7 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
129.725 Sea-Tac Cargolux Air Freight
129.775 Vancouver Air Canada (outbound ops)
129.825 Seattle Airlift NW (helicopters), also Lear 359EF doing patient transport
129.85 ARINC - San Francisco Radio
129.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
129.925 Sea-Tac Continental Airlines
130.0 Air Canada - possibly inbound for Penticton
130.025 ACARS data
130.05 Sea-Tac British Airways
130.1 Sea-Tac Delta Airlines
130.1 Sea-Tac Vanguard Airlines
130.125 ? Light aircraft operating in the San Juans
130.15 Portland American Airlines
130.175 Vancouver/Victoria Air Canada
130.200 Vancouver British Airways
130.225 Sea-Tac old TWA freq. Unknown if used now.
130.25 Sea-Tac Kitty Hawk (Air freight)
130.275 ? ?
130.3 Kenmore Air Harbor & Lake Union Air
130.35 Vancouver Air Canada
130.375 ? (Canada - inbound to Richmond)
130.45 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines
130.45 Sea-Tac China Airlines ('Dynasty xxx')
130.475 Vancouver Air Canada ? (maintenance)
130.5 Portland Alaska Airlines
130.525 Bellingham United Express
130.575 Vancouver West Jet
130.6 ?
130.625 San Juans West Isle Air
130.65 Sea-Tac National Airlines ('Red Rock xxx')
130.65 ? unknown airline '125' calling operations
130.675 Vancouver Continental Airlines
130.7 ? small commercial passenger planes going to Vancouver Harbor & Victoria -
probably Harbour Air Seaplanes, might be Baxter Air...
130.7 Sea-Tac Scandinavian Airlines (inbound)
130.725 Sea-Tac Horizon Airlines/Big Sky Airlines (inbound), Northwest Airlines
130.75 ACARS data
130.8 Vancouver Canadian Airlines
130.825 Sea-Tac Frontier Airlines
130.85 Sea-Tac Southwest Airlines
130.875 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (outbound)
130.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines/Air Canada (outbound)
130.925 Sea-Tac America West Airlines ('Cactus xxx')
130.95 ? unknown airline (outbound) '1240'
131.0 BFI Airborne Express ('ABEX xxx') maintenance
131.025 ? - light aircraft or helicopter w/fuel requests
131.05 Sea-Tac United Express (Skywest)
131.15 Sea-Tac US Air
131.2 Sea-Tac Alaska Airlines (inbound)
131.25 Vancouver Helijet Airways
131.275 ? unknown commercial airliners - Vancouver
131.35 Portland Horizon Airlines
131.4 ?
131.425 Sea-Tac EVA Air
131.45 ? (Canada)
131.475 ACARS data (Air Canada)
131.525 ? unknown airline - San Juans, BFI, Pt. Townsend, Friday Harbor - scenic flights
possibly Vashon Island Air
131.55 ACARS data (primary)
131.6 Sea-Tac old Harbor Airlines freq. Unknown if used now.
131.6 San Juans Harbor Airlines
131.625 Sea-Tac DHL ('Reliant xxx')
131.675 ? (Canada - outbound) '103' calling operations
131.7 Sea-Tac Northwest Airlines (inbound)
131.7 Sea-Tac Hawaiian Airlines (inbound) - handled by Northwest
131.725 Sea-Tac Evergreen Air Freight
131.75 BFI Aeroflight
131.75 bonanza 82159 calling unknown base station
131.8 ? ?
131.825 Paine Field FedEx (secondary when they can't contact on 131.925)
131.825 ? ? (maintenance)
131.85 ? ?
131.875 Vancouver West Jet
131.9 Vancouver Canadian Airlines (maintenance)
131.925 FedEx (Sea-Tac, Portland, Paine Field)
131.925 Sea-Tac Empire Airlines (outbound)
131.95 ? ?
132.0 Vancouver Alaska Airlines
132.0 Bellingham Horizon (inbound)
132.025 BFI Flight Center (FBO)
132.075 - 136.475 ATC & ATIS
132.075 Seattle Center (Horton)
132.2 Vancouver Center
132.3 Vancouver Center
132.4 ?
132.6 Seattle Center (Yakima)
132.7 Vancouver Center
132.95 Paine Tower
133.0 Portland Appr
133.1 ?
133.5 Vancouver Center
133.65 Sea-Tac Appr
133.7 Vancouver Center
133.85 Victoria Appr (Victoria Terminal main VFR freq) simulcast on 127.8
133.95 Victoria Terminal (north - Nanaimo)
134.15 Ault Field (Whidbey Island) ATIS
134.4 Vancouver Center
134.55 Vancouver Center
134.8 Vancouver Center
134.95 Seattle Center (Whidbey Island) - Mt. Vernon/Bellingham area
135.05 Vancouver Center
135.1 Whidbey Island NAS Clearance Delivery
135.45 Seattle Center (The Dalles)
135.5 Vancouver Center
135.525 Seattle Center (Beacon Hill)
135.625 Arlington AWOS
136.5 - 136.975 Corporate en-route & ACARS
136.525 Sea-Tac Emery Air Freight
136.850 ACARS data
A real air chart will provide more detailed information than what is listed
here. This is a simple compilation of comm intercepts.
All of these frequencies can be heard from the Puget Sound area.
Simulcasting is very common in this area for ATC and control towers.
Here are some typical simulcast groups:
118.2 / 120.7
119.2 / 119.5 / 120.4
119.7 / 121.7
120.2 / 132.95
120.3 / 128.5
120.3 / 125.1 / 126.6 / 135.525
121.1 / 127.1
123.9 / 125.9 / 133.65
125.6 / 125.9 /
125.1 / 134.95
125.1 / 128.5 / 134.95
128.5 / 134.95
also crossband simulcasting to the UHF military air band:
118.3 / 257.8 (BFI Tower)
119.2 / 284.7 (Sea-Tac Tower)
120.2 / 132.95 / 287.9 / 339.8 (Paine Tower)
120.3 / 273.6
120.4 / 395.0
123.9 / 338.2
125.1 / 319.2
126.6 / 343.6
128.65 / 387.0 (Paine ATIS)
134.95 / 270.3
Ramp freqs
452.100 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.650 Southwest Airlines Ground
460.675 America West Airlines Ground
460.700 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground/Maintenance
460.725 R (203.5) United Airlines Ground
460.750 R (114.8) Delta Airlines Ground
460.775 R (100.0) Alaska Airlines Ground
460.800 Horizon Airlines Ground
460.850 R (127.3) ?
460.875 R (192.8) Northwest/Continental Airlines Ground
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