Company Airline Frequencies ?

[BOBRR]

Hello:

Have been trying to find some of the most used air to ground/ground to air
"Company Frequencies" for commercial airlines that hopefully would be hearable in the northeast around Boston.

Have found several sites that list some, but these listings are apparently
really old; still have Eastern airlines, etc. on them.

Does anyone have a list of the primary used ones, or perhaps you can direct
me to a link that has reasonably up to date listings ?

Always have trouble with knowing what modes to use. Are these (always) USB ?

Much thanks; appreciate it, Bob
BTW: Are ARINC conversations encoded, or possibly digital ?
What modes are used by them ?
Are there a few freq's that are used most often ?

 

[jack103]

Boston Freqs

129.15 British Air
129.225 American
129. 25 Cape Air
129.30 United/ Virgin
129.40 Airinc
129.425 UPS
129.60 Air Lingus
129.80 Northwest
130.00 US Airways
130.05 Lufthansa
130.10 US Airways
130.125 Air France/Swiss Air
130.100 Continental
130.225 Alitalia
130.25 Continental
130.275 Comm Air
130.40 Continental
130.475 Air Canada
130.525 Continental
130.650 Wiggins
130.800 Signature
130.85 America West
130.90 American Eagle
130.95 Comm/ Delta
131.025 Business Xpress
131.075 United
131.15 Continental
131.225 Delta Xpress
131.325 Southwest
131.35 Delta Shuttle
131.375 Delta
131.45 Northwest
131.7 Northwest
131.85 Delta
131.9 Delta
131.925 Fed EX
131.95 Southwest
If this list is incorrect then take a trip to Logan and walk thru the many terminals !!

 

[BOBRR]

From OP, For Jack, et al

Hi Jack:

Much thanks for help and listings, appreciate it very much.

Am really new at this; two questions on list, please:

a. are all of these AM ?

b. are these for air to ground/ground to air conversations, or for airport local ramp etc. type of usage ?

Thanks,
bob

 

[mjw357]

a. are all of these AM ?

Yes, all AM.

 

[jack103]

Also you can search between 128.825 am------132.000am I think all airline companys are located in this segment of the civil air band.

 

[radio10-8]

Bob, These are great to listening. I can hear SFO, OAK & SJC airports from my home. Pilots ask for all kinds of stuff from here. Boston should be alot of fun too. Airlines also have 460.000-460.300?? for operations on the ground between support crews and dispatchers.

 

[mmartinfan]

131.50 Is America West Airlines.

 

[Thunderbolt]

Airlines also have 460.000-460.300?? for operations on the ground between support crews and dispatchers.

You are close, but the correct frequency spread is from: 460.675 - 460.900 MHz. Moreover, you might want to search and see if any of the airlines at Logan have trunked radio systems. They are a lot of fun to listen to and you get the "inside story" as to why certain flights were delayed, who needs coffee, etc.

A person I know in Chelsea asked me about airport trunking systems at Logan and I have not found any in our database, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

73's

Ron

 

[mkewman]

I'd love to know where i could find the same type of frequencies for the sacramento airport (SMF).

thanks
mark

 

[fuzzymoto]

I'm new to this but I've been trying to listen in on our local airport traffic (AVP Wilkes-Barre Scranton Avoca). So far I can't seem to hear the airport itself but I am hearing what I think are inbound and outbound aircraft. Here are the frequencies that so far I hear. I don't know which airline is which so I'm hoping someone can point out any additional frequencies or listing of what each of these frequencies may be (i.e. what airline). Thanks...

124.6250
129.3500
130.1250
132.1750
132.6000
136.5500

 

[wa8vzq]

You might try checking this website:
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/reports/index.cfm

Check out the report Frequency (range) State.
Enter the frequency limits as M128.825 and M132.000

This should help you located ground stations near you plus help you to establish a frequency list. Keep in mind that the same frequency is used at multiple airports.

Regards

Dan
Apple valley, MN

 

[fuzzymoto]

Thanks I did check that out. It really only tells me my airport and ont the carrier. I suspect more than one carrier uses each frequency. Not sure why but I don't know that much about it. I'm also not sure where to find a complete listing of all frequencies used at my loacl airport.

 

[studgeman]

A great source for airport frequencies such as Approach and tower is airnav.com just put in the 3 letter code for the airport and it has all the publically available detail for that airport. If you are looking for specific airline terminal frequencies or airline enroute frequencies (vs. FAA center enroute) many of those are licensed to aeronautical radio Inc. It is very similar to the railroads.

All of the internal MassPort operations are on their trunked system. Many of the rental car companies are leasing on one of the 900MHz systems. In my many and frequent trips to the Boston area there are numerous unidentified 900MHz Motorola trunked systems. I havnet found any UHF/800/900 LTR systems, but they are more difficult to find (no CC).

 

[fuzzymoto]

I'll try out the frequencies they list. They don't seem to match the frequencies I'm already hearing traffic on or the database frequencies for the tower on radioreference. I guess it could be that I'm hearing traffic for another airport as the planes pass overhead? I have yet to hear the tower but according to radioreference the airport operations are on 453.625 and 458.625 and on airnav.com it says the tower is 120.1 and 257.8. I also may be too far away to hear it at all with my current (or any) antenna. Again I'm really new to this so I'm not sure what I'm hearing. I'm sure they are aircraft because they are giving out their altitude and mentioning being on the ground in 20 minutes and needing a wheelchair at the gate...I'm just not sure what traffic I am hearing and also why I'm only hearing one side of the conversation and not the ground.

 

[ez_duce]

The best thing to do, IMO, is just keep scanning the unident company freq and listen for the planes to identify themselves at the start of the converstation. Then lookup the arrival/depart flight info from your airport. Most of the time it's on their webpage. I live about 23 miles from our airport and receive the air side just fine, but no ground. Thinking about getting this antenna: http://www.grove-ent.com/BEAMII.html and mounting 30-40 ft up.

 

[TinEar]

The frequencies for KAVP (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport) are:

121.9 Ground Control (controls all movements of aircraft while on the ground)
120.1 Tower (Controls takeoffs and landings)
124.5 Approach/Departure (from 280 to 100 degrees from the airport)
126.3 Approach/Departure (from 101 to 279 degrees from the airport)
111.6 ATIS (automated wx for the airport)

Those are the primary frequencies for controlling the aircraft at that airport. In addition, as has been mentioned above, the different airlines will have their own frequencies to transmit to their company on the ground. The best and only way to find those freqs is to do a search from 128.825 to 132.00 in AM mode and listen to the aircraft identify itself and you'll know the company. As was mentioned, more than one airport may use the same freq so you might hear an aircraft calling his company at Wilkes-Barre and another calling the same company in Philadelphia. You can also hear the various airlines ground operations in the general range of 460-464 in FM mode. Again, search is the way to find them. That 453.625 freq you mentioned is probably for airport operations like maintenance of airport facilities, snow removal, etc.

If you live more than a few miles from the airport, you simply won't be able to hear the transmissions from the ground controllers. Aircraft can be heard for a couple of hundred miles because of their altitude. If you just scan the aircraft operations band, you'll start picking up frequencies and learn to identify them by the airline callsign and their departure/arrival points mentioned in conversations.

Airnav.com was mentioned above. It's a great source for finding airport frequencies for all the airports within listening range of your location. If you want all that info in book form, you can order the Airport/Facility Directory for the Northeast U.S. which lists frequencies and a ton of other info for airports and airways for 13 states and D.C. from Virginia to Maine. It's a soft cover book of 616 pages and only costs $3.70 from the National Aeronautical Charting Office at www.naco.faa.gov There are seven versions of the book covering the entire U.S.

Good luck and good listening.

Alan

 

[fuzzymoto]

Thanks...good info. I'll keep searching to see what I hear. Perhaps I am hearing the aircraft talking to their company on the ground since much of what I am hearing does not seem to be on any of the AVP frequencies and one did mention getting a wheelchair ready at the gate. I'm probbaly close to 25 miles form the airport so it sounds like I won't be able to hear the tower. The things I am hearing are fairly cryptic, at least to me. I can sometimes pick out a carrier name (delta, United...), I occasionally hear mention of a place (laGuardia...) but mostly it seems to be talk of altitudes, turbulence and course changes. I'll keep listening.

 

[studgeman]

There is also a good chance you are hearing the Boston Center FAA controllers. Boston Center controls flights above 10,000 ft. Boston center is kinda a misnomer, they are actucally located outside the city. Those controllers handle the airspace above 10,000 feet for most of New England and upstate New York to about Syracuse. Milair.com has some good maps and the frequencies in use for the in flight centers. Your mention of a pilot asking for a wheelchair indicates that he is talking to the airline at the airport on a "private" (vs FAA) airline frequency. You stated you are about 23 miles away from logan. Best case scenerio for most airports is 10 miles from the control tower to hear tower communications. You would also have to live in Kansas. You should be able to hear at least one side of the approach/departure frequencies.

 

[fuzzymoto]

No I'm 23 miles from AVP (Wilkes-Barre Scranton) so I'm thinking I'm not hearing Boston but perhaps something similar for New York or Philly (I'm about 2 hours from both). I'm up high enough but I doubt I'm close enough to hear the tower.

 

[jmp883]

Fuzzymoto wrote:

No I'm 23 miles from AVP (Wilkes-Barre Scranton) so I'm thinking I'm not hearing Boston but perhaps something similar for New York or Philly

I live just outside NYC in northern NJ and can often hear aircraft talking to Boston Center, especially those departing from Stewart International in Newburgh, NY. Obviously I can't hear the controllers but I've made the frequency switch and have heard the aircraft checking in with Boston Center.

You're 23 miles from AVP? In which direction? I grew up in Clarks Summit, just north of Scranton.