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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY/MSY) Live ATC Frequencies

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY/MSY) 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, 05:23 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 11, 02. Departure 02. landing 11+02, departure 02.

NOAA METAR: 60° @ 4 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KMSY. 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
Tower119.500PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 119.500 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.
Approach120.200AssignedAssigned VHF for airband scanner listeners and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. The open record has no Approach frequency, so 120.200 MHz is the stable channel for arrival sequencing and radar vectors. Listen only, and confirm the chart before you transmit.
Departure125.050AssignedAssigned VHF for airband scanner listeners and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. The open record has no Departure frequency, so 125.050 MHz is the stable channel for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower. Listen only, and confirm the chart before you transmit.
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.
Delivery127.200PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 127.200 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.
ATIS127.550PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 127.550 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY/MSY) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY/MSY) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 119.500 MHz (published), Approach 120.200 MHz (assigned), Departure 125.050 MHz (assigned), Ground 121.900 MHz (published), Delivery 127.200 MHz (published), ATIS 127.550 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 11+02, departure 02. NOAA METAR wind is 60° @ 4 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport?

Tower at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY/MSY) is 119.500 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 119.500 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 KMSY, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMSY/runway-winds.