OK so here's the story. I work for Australian Aerospace, a company contracted to the Royal Australian Air Force to do heavy Maintenance on the P-3C Orion aircraft. The Orion is a maritime surveillance plane, full of radio, radar, acoustic, infrared and magnetic sensing equipment.
Listen in to tower VHF 135.500 AM and Ground 128.250. 37 Squadron Tarmac frequency is 365.400 AM. This is current as at September 2006. There are outdated frequencies still floating around on people's webpages. If I'm lucky enough to have my ham radio licence by then, contact me on 2 metres and I'll show you through an Orion! (I do not work for or endorse the Royal Australian Air Force, except in my taxes). Visit the official RAAF airshow site for more information.
Frequencies used for Sydney Controlled Airspace Air Traffic Control.
Text of what was heard on Sydney Approach (128.300) on Saturday, 12 May 2001
Frequencies used by water bombing aircraft during busfires!
Here is a sample of what you will hear if you listen to a plane from it is leaving the bay (terminal) until it is on its way in the sky.
Disclaimer: This has been made up by Ben and is not neccisarily complete or totally accurate, and is not meant to be used in any way against any particular party. It is for interest purposes only.
Ground, 126.500 MHz
QF11 : Sydney Ground, QF11.
Ground: QF11, Ground
QF11 : Bay 30, pushback requested
Ground: Pushback approved, Bay 30
QF11 : Pushback approved, Qantas one one.
(QF11 proceeds to taxiway)
QF11 : Qantas one one
Ground: Qantas one one take taxiway golf hold short of Alpha
QF11 : golf hold short of alpha, Qantas one one
Ground: When clear of Ansett 767 turn left into alpha and proceed to holding point alpha one,
runway one six right. When ready call Tower.
QF11 : Ansett 767 holding point alpha one, one six right. Qantas one one
(QF11 waits for the 767 and when clear, makes way to holding point A1)
Tower, 120.500MHz
QF11 : (at holding point A1) Qantas one one ready
Tower: Qantas one one
(meanwhile another plane is landing)
Tower: Qantas one one, after landing 747, line up, runway one six right.
QF11 : Landing 747, one six right.
(the other 747 lands)
(QF11 lines up on runway 16R ready for takeoff)
Tower: Qantas one one you are clear for takeoff.
QF11 : Clear for takeoff, Qantas one one
(QF11 clears airport)
Tower: Qantas one one contact departures.
QF11 : Departures, Qantas one one (G'day)*
Departures, 123.000MHz
QF11 : Sydney Departures, Qantas one one, climbing 2000 track 190.
Departures: Qantas one one you are identified, climb 5000.
QF11 : Five thousand, Qantas one one
*G'day: Pilots and traffic controllers often say G'day to each other,
as greeting or goodbye.
Disclaimer: This record is not neccisarily complete or totally accurate, and is not meant to be used in any way against any particular party. It is for interest purposes only.
Information Whiskey 25 arrive 16L 16R depart Wind 200 degrees 8kn Time 1052 UTC 2052 EST Approach 128.300MHz HYE contact director 1261 1261 HYE ?648 call director on 1261 1261 ?648 CZS descend 6000 rwy 25 visual R circuit 6000, visual R circuit, CZS CZS turn L heading 140 L 140 CZS Sydney Approach, OGZ OGZ, descend 6000, rwy 25 visual approach R circuit. Cancel speed restriction below 1000 Impulse 139 turn R 170 for downwind R 170 for downwind Impulse 139 Impulse 139 descend 5000 ft 5000, Impulse 139 Impulse 139 contact director 1261 1261 Impulse 139 OGD turn L heading 160 L heading 160 OGD OGD descend 5000 ft 5000 OGD OGD approaching 5000 OGD descend 4000 4000 OGD OGD turn L heading 080 descend 3000 report when rwy in sight L 080, 3000, OGD OGD got the rwy in sight OGD turn R heading 170 for base OGD OGD turn L establish final heading clear for visual approach final heading clear visual approach, OGD AYF descending to 10,000 Just the callsign again, thanks? AYF AYF g'day descend to 6000 ft rwy 25 visual L circuit, 75 to run. 6000, rwy 25, AYF OGD contact tower 1205 OGD, 1205, Goodnight.
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For information about (and to hear) the computerised weather information beacon, click here. If not, here.
To hear Sydney Departures click here.
| Frequency (MHz) | Use | notes |
| 120.500 | Tower | Clearance for all but the 3rd runway (16L/34R) |
| 124.700 | Tower | 3rd Runway (16L/34R) |
| 124.400 | Approach | This is a repeater: input is 128.3 Sometimes it workes the opposite way (ie.input is 124.4), sometimes they are completely independant. The aircraft make contact when they about 65 miles distant. |
| 126.100 | Approach director | The controller on 124.4 will send them here or to 125.3 when they have about 10 miles to go. |
| 125.300 | Approach Director | The controller on 124.4 will send them here or to 126.1 when they have about 10 miles to go. |
| 126.500 | Ground | Ground controls the planes whenever they are not flying or taking off or landing. |
| 122.300 | Ground | |
| 121.700 | Ground | |
| 123.000 | Departures | North of the airport. All the controlled airspace in Sydney is controlled by Departures. Eg, Helicopters above Sydney Harbour, Planes flying North. |
| 129.700 | Departures | South of the airport. Some exceptions may arise. Refer to the frequency that the controller assigns to the pilot as to what frequency they will be using. |
| 126.250 | Information Beacon | Gives details of runways in use, weather and time checks (in Universal Time Coordinated), and landing and takeoff conditions. See below for more details. |
| 121.500 | International distress frequency | Any mayday calls or general assistance requests will be made on this frequency. (anywhere in the world) |
Water bomb choppers (bushfire season) 119.450, 126.350. These were both very exciting in 2001/2002 Christmas season.
NSW Rural Fire Service Statewide frequency list (in their order of preference for use)
This list comes from the official NSW RFS Standard Operating Procedures viewed in 2002.
132.550 (primary frequency), 132.750, 128.700, 122.800, 120.800 (this is Sydney Harbour area CTAF as well), 119.100 (this is a common statewide frequency for all emergency services), 132.350 (Brisbane Centre, used within 100km of the NSW/QLD boder) For more information or frequencies, please feel free to leave a comment or request in my guestbook.
Sydney Airport Enthusiast WWW site (unofficial).
More Frequencies, airport info mailing lists, Tower "photodocumentary", instrument procedures, plus more!!!
Airport viewing spots guide! (at the Sydney Airport Enthusiast site)
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BANKSTOWN AIRPORT
(http://www.bankstownairport.com.au)
| Frequency (MHz) | Use | notes |
| 132.800 | Tower | Arrivals and Depaartures |
| 123.600 | Tower | Circuit Training |
| 119.900 | Clearance Delivery and Ground | Aircraft call here for their airways clearance, prior to any movements |
| 124.550 | Sydney Radar | |
| 125.800 | Sydney Radar | |
| 120.9 | ATIS | (Automatic Terminal Information Service). Weather, runway, and frequency information. |
Pictures in animation from Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
sorry for bad takeoff run