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Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY/SYD) Live ATC Frequencies

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY/SYD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach and ATIS for airband scanner listeners at the fence and for MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers. Updated Wed 28 Oct, 05:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION

Runway in use

Landing 25. Departure 25. landing and departure 25.

NOAA METAR: 240° @ 11 kt · visibility 10+ km · flight category VFR.

Tower, approach, ground, and ATIS

Published rows are the frequencies stored for YSSY. 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.
Approach135.100PublishedPublished Approach frequency at 135.100 MHz. Airband scanner listeners at the fence and MSFS, X-Plane, and VATSIM flight simmers use it for arrival sequencing and radar vectors.
Departure123.000PublishedPublished Departure frequency at 123.000 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.
Ground121.700PublishedPublished 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.
Delivery133.800PublishedPublished Delivery frequency at 133.800 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.
ATIS115.550PublishedPublished ATIS frequency at 115.550 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 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY/SYD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach, and ATIS?

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY/SYD) live ATC frequencies, tower, approach & ATIS: Tower 120.500 MHz (published), Approach 135.100 MHz (published), Departure 123.000 MHz (published), Ground 121.700 MHz (published), Delivery 133.800 MHz (published), ATIS 115.550 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 25. NOAA METAR wind is 240° @ 11 kt.

Which tower frequency should a scanner or flight simmer use at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport?

Tower at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY/SYD) 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 YSSY, then cross-check the runway and the wind components at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YSSY/runway-winds.