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Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL) Live ATC Frequencies

Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL) 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, 06:20 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 27R. Departure 27R. landing and departure 27R.

NOAA METAR: 360° @ 7 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KPHL. 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
Tower118.500PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 118.500 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.
Approach123.800PublishedPublished Approach frequency at 123.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Approach120.425PublishedPRM: Published Approach frequency at 120.425 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure119.750PublishedPublished Departure frequency at 119.750 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.
Delivery118.850PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 118.850 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.
ATIS133.400PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 133.400 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 Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 118.500 MHz (published), Approach 123.800 MHz (published), Approach 120.425 MHz (published), Departure 119.750 MHz (published), Ground 121.900 MHz (published), Delivery 118.850 MHz (published), ATIS 133.400 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 27R. NOAA METAR wind is 360° @ 7 kt.

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

Tower at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL/PHL) is 118.500 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 118.500 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 KPHL, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KPHL/runway-winds.