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San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) Live ATC Frequencies

San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) 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, 11:54 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMED

Runway in use

Landing 28R. Departure 01R, 01L. landing 28R, departure 01R+01L.

NOAA METAR: VRB @ 3 kt · visibility 10+ sm · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for KSFO. 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
Tower120.500PublishedPublished Tower frequency at 120.500 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.
Approach128.325PublishedNORCAL APP: Published Approach frequency at 128.325 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Approach133.950PublishedNORCAL APP SECONDARY: Published Approach frequency at 133.950 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure120.900PublishedNORCAL DEP NW-EAST: Published Departure frequency at 120.900 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.
Ground121.800PublishedPublished Ground frequency at 121.800 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for taxi instructions on the movement area.
Delivery118.200PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 118.200 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.
ATIS113.700PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 113.700 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 San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 120.500 MHz (published), Approach 128.325 MHz (published), Approach 133.950 MHz (published), Departure 120.900 MHz (published), Ground 121.800 MHz (published), Delivery 118.200 MHz (published), ATIS 113.700 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 28R, departure 01R+01L. NOAA METAR wind is VRB @ 3 kt.

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

Tower at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO/SFO) is 120.500 MHz (published). Published Tower frequency at 120.500 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 KSFO, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSFO/runway-winds.