Monitoring Newark International Airport
Plane navigates to New York, contacts NY Center.
ATIS is monitored for airport conditions and information.
NY Approach is contacted on secondary channel, plane is guided towards Newark Airport.
NY Approach is contacted on 120.15 MHz, landing clearance is given.
Newark Tower is contacted on 118.3 MHz, plane is directed onto taxiways.
Ground Control is contacted on 121.8 MHz, plane is directed to terminal.
(Plane discharges, receives cargo / passengers.)
Clearance Delivery is contacted on 118.85 MHz, instructions are given to pilot.
Ground Control is contacted on 121.8 MHz, plane is directed towards runways.
Newark Tower is contacted on 118.3 MHz, plane is guided onto runway and given takeoff clearance.
NY Departures is contacted on 119.2 MHz, plane is guided away from immediate area.
NY Departures is contacted on secondary channel, plane is guided towards destination.
The seperately-listed secondary channels change often, in no pattern recognized by the author. Listed are ones that have been used in the recent past, and possibly currently. The departure frequencies can easily be gained by monitoring the primary departure channel and wait for the controller to direct a plane over to xxx.xx . Arriving planes are most easily picked up on the final approach channel.
In addition to Port Authority Police/Fire, Newark Airport is served by the Newark (154.13) and Elizabeth Fire Departments, and Newark EMS (205 or 215 alerted on 155.295, comm on 155.4). NorthSTAR MedEvac is also alerted on 155.295, and operates as Lifeguard 3GP.
Freq Use
118.300 Tower Primary
118.850 Clearance Delivery
119.200 NY Departure: Primary
120.150 NY Approach: Final
121.500 Emergency
121.800 Ground Control
132.450 ATIS
154.130 Newark FD
155.295 Newark EMS
243.000 Emergency
Secondary Approach
127.600
128.550 090-240?
132.700 331-089?
132.800 241-269?
Secondary Departure
120.400
120.850
124.750
126.400
135.650 |