St. Louis Spirit Airport question

[topgun1986]

Longtime RR member who hasn't posted in a while so please excuse my ignorance on this question which may seem redundant to others.

I recently relocated to the St. Charles area, but my company's HQ is very close to the Spirit Airport in Chesterfield. Today, one of my coworkers informed me that a Chesterfield local purchased a Russian MIG fighter jet and flies it in and out of the Spirit airport, as a hobby perhaps?? What radio communication protocol would they be required to follow since it is not used for military purposes? Just curious.

 

[N6JPA]

It would be on the Airports Tower frequency and the Air band unicom frequencies. You can search RR to find them. The frequencies are from 118 MHz to 136 MHz AM mode. If you can get the identifier or call sign of the aircraft that will help.

 

[topgun1986]

Thank you!

 

[steener]

These should get you started.

Spirit of St Louis:
Tower: 124.750
Ground: 121.700
Clearance Delivery: 133.100
St Louis Approach/Departure: 126.500
UNICOM: 122.950
Also be sure to monitor 121.500 (Guard) for any airborne emergencies.

 

[tvengr]

Here is a list of the ATC frequencies for St Louis Spirit Airport. Lockout the ATIS frequency. It is a continuous transmission with airport info.

St Louis Spirit
124.750	KSUS Tower VHF
257.200	KSUS Tower UHF
121.700	KSUS Ground
131.100	KSUS Clear Deliv
122.950	KSUS Unicom
134.800	KSUS ATIS
126.500	StL App/Dep VHF
254.300	StL App/Dep UHF
121.500	Aero Emerg VHF
243.000	Aero Emerg UHF

 

[topgun1986]

Thank you all!

 

[tvengr]

For your info, VHF frequencies are used by civilian aircraft and UHF frequencies are used by military aircraft. I would assume that the MIG has been outfitted with a VHF radio.