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For operations on a specific runway, yes. Departing and arriving traffic on the same runway use the same frequency (called "Tower"). Some airports will have a
by blantonl 4y ago
For operations on a specific runway, yes. Departing and arriving traffic on the same runway use the same frequency (called "Tower").
Some airports will have a single "Tower" frequency that controls all arriving and department traffic on all runways.
Some larger airports will have multiple "Tower" frequencies that cover certain runway(s).
But a single runway will always have departing and arriving traffic working on the same frequency.
- insane_dreamer 4y agomakes sense; thanks. So in airport with multiple "Towers", an approaching aircraft is contacted (on a preset freq?) while still a ways out, and instructed to switch to a given "Tower" frequency on approach? (Same with departing planes)
- blantonl 4y agoFor all intents and purposes, yes, you are correct.
- rtkwe 4y agoGenerally planes do the initial contact to airports on the approach frequency and get handed over to the appropriate next frequency as needed. The frequencies are set and static for a particular airport with alternatives available if there's some issue with the standard one. AFAIK planes are told which frequencies to contact on the whole way by whatever previous controller had them.