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Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD) Live ATC Frequencies

Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:28 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 01R, 01L. Departure 30. landing 01R+01L, departure 30.

NOAA METAR: CALM · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KIAD. Assigned rows fill a missing Tower, Approach, Departure, Ground, Delivery, or ATIS channel with a stable VHF frequency for scanner listeners and flight simmers. Assigned channels are listen-only until you confirm the chart.

FacilityMHzSourceUsage note
Tower120.100PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 120.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control.
Approach120.450PublishedPOTOMAC APP: Published Approach frequency at 120.450 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure125.050PublishedPOTOMAC DEP: Published Departure frequency at 125.050 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower.
Ground121.900PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 121.900 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery135.700PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 135.700 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for IFR clearance and the squawk before taxi.
ATIS134.850PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 134.850 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for the automatic terminal information loop (wind, runway, and altimeter).
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Questions

What are the Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 120.100 MHz (published), Approach 120.450 MHz (published), Departure 125.050 MHz (published), Ground 121.900 MHz (published), Delivery 135.700 MHz (published), ATIS 134.850 MHz (published). Ground, delivery, and departure are in the same table. Published rows come from the airport record. Assigned rows are stable VHF channels for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers when that facility is missing. The runway in use is landing 01R+01L, departure 30. NOAA METAR wind is CALM.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Washington Dulles International Airport?

Tower at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD/IAD) is 120.100 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 120.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for landing and takeoff clearances on local control. Search LiveATC for KIAD, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KIAD/runway-winds.