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Melbourne Airport (YMML/MEL) Live ATC Frequencies

Melbourne Airport (YMML/MEL) 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, 23:22 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 27. Departure 27. landing and departure 27.

NOAA METAR: 260° @ 7 kt · visibility 10+ km · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for YMML. 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
Tower120.500PublishedMelbourne Tower: 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.
Approach132.000PublishedMelbourne Approach: Published Approach frequency at 132.000 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure118.900PublishedMelbourne Departures (to north): Published Departure frequency at 118.900 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.
Ground121.700PublishedMelbourne ground: Published Ground frequency at 121.700 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.
ATIS118.000PublishedYMML ATIS: Published ATIS frequency at 118.000 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 Melbourne Airport (YMML/MEL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Melbourne Airport (YMML/MEL) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 120.500 MHz (published), Approach 132.000 MHz (published), Departure 118.900 MHz (published), Ground 121.700 MHz (published), Delivery 127.200 MHz (published), ATIS 118.000 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 27. NOAA METAR wind is 260° @ 7 kt.

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

Tower at Melbourne Airport (YMML/MEL) is 120.500 MHz (published). Melbourne Tower: 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 YMML, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YMML/runway-winds.