Atlantic City International Airport frequencies
Atlantic City International Airport (ACY · KACY) in Atlantic City, NJ is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
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- ATIS 125.725
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- Clearance 127.85
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff Atlantic City
- Ground 121.9
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 120.3
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Atlantic City
- App/Dep 124.6 (130-309 · initial contact), 134.25 (310-129)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- CTAF 120.3
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (11 more)
| 123.4 | OPS (FAA OPS) |
|---|---|
| 124.6 | CLASS C (130-309) |
| 134.25 | CLASS C (310-129) |
| 140.7 | ANG OPS |
| 239.0 | APCH/S, LCL/P |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 284.6 | GND/P |
| 292.2 | APCH/P DEP/P (310-129), CLASS C (310-129) |
| 316.15 | ATIS |
| 327.125 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (130-309), CLASS C (130-309) |
| 353.775 | CD/P |
Every KACY frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 125.725 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 127.85 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 120.3 |
| CTAF | 120.3 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 124.6 · 130-309 · initial contact |
| App/Dep | 134.25 · 310-129 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KACY?
Atlantic City International Airport tower is 120.3, calling "Atlantic City Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.
What is the ground frequency at KACY?
Ground control at Atlantic City International Airport is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KACY?
ATIS at Atlantic City International Airport is 125.725. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KACY?
App/Dep for Atlantic City International Airport is 124.6, working as "Atlantic City" (130-309 · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KACY?
Clearance delivery at Atlantic City International Airport is 127.85. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KACY
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.