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Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) Live ATC Frequencies

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) 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, 05:21 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 10C. Departure 10C. landing and departure 10C.

NOAA METAR: 80° @ 5 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KORD. 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
Tower126.900PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 126.900 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.
Approach119.000PublishedPublished Approach frequency at 119.000 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure125.000PublishedPublished Departure frequency at 125.000 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.
Ground121.675PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 121.675 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery121.600PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 121.600 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.
ATIS135.400PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 135.400 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 126.900 MHz (published), Approach 119.000 MHz (published), Departure 125.000 MHz (published), Ground 121.675 MHz (published), Delivery 121.600 MHz (published), ATIS 135.400 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 and departure 10C. NOAA METAR wind is 80° @ 5 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

Tower at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD/ORD) is 126.900 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 126.900 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 KORD, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KORD/runway-winds.