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İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) Live ATC Frequencies

İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) 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, 13:56 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 05. Departure 05. landing and departure 05.

NOAA METAR: 340° @ 12 kt · visibility 10+ km · flight category MVFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for LTBA. 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
Tower118.100PublishedYESILKOY TWR: Published Tower frequency at 118.100 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.
Approach120.500PublishedYESILKOY APP: Published Approach frequency at 120.500 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure125.975AssignedAssigned VHF for airband scanner listeners and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. The open record has no Departure frequency, so 125.975 MHz is the stable channel for the initial climb and the SID handoff after tower. Listen only, and confirm the chart before you transmit.
Ground121.800PublishedYESILKOY GND: Published 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.
Delivery121.700PublishedYESILKOY DELIVERY: Published Delivery frequency at 121.700 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.
ATIS128.200PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 128.200 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 İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 118.100 MHz (published), Approach 120.500 MHz (published), Departure 125.975 MHz (assigned), Ground 121.800 MHz (published), Delivery 121.700 MHz (published), ATIS 128.200 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 05. NOAA METAR wind is 340° @ 12 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at İstanbul Atatürk Airport?

Tower at İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) is 118.100 MHz (published). YESILKOY TWR: Published Tower frequency at 118.100 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 LTBA, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTBA/runway-winds.