How do I listen to airport traffic control?
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How do I listen to airport traffic control?
If you’ve got nothing better to do on one night, visit LiveATC.net, where anyone with a computer or smartphone and a passing interest in aviation can listen to control towers live, worldwide, and in full action. Student pilots use it to listen to their local airport to get accustomed to the myriad radio calls required.
What radio is ATC on?
VHF AM is the most common voice mode for communications with ATC. UHF AM is also used for military and some government services, but generally just military, for communication with ATC. HF radio is used for communications with ATC, and is most often used on oceanic routes.
Is Live ATC real?
LiveATC is a digital feed of local receivers tuned to aircraft communications around the world. Perhaps surprisingly, volunteers who live within radio range of airports (generally 15 miles) use spare radio and computer equipment to relay “airband” transmissions into the LiveATC.net audio network.
How can I listen to airplane communication?
To listen to your local air traffic control, you’ll need to obtain a radio scanner that’s capable of receiving frequencies between 118.0 and 136.975 MHz. Then, go on sites like skyvector.com to find an aeronautical sectional chart of your local area.
Can I listen to aviation radio?
Anyone can use an aviation scanner to hear what’s going on in their area. Public airwaves in the US are free to listen to. A few states have restrictions about listening in your vehicle, you can read more about scanner laws in the US.
How do I listen to airport frequency?
To listen to your local air traffic control, you’ll need to obtain a radio scanner that’s capable of receiving frequencies between 118.0 and 136.975 MHz.
Is there an app to listen to pilots?
LiveATC for Android provides a quick and easy way to listen in on live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers near many airports around the world.
