Syracuse Hancock International Airport frequencies
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR · KSYR) in Syracuse, NY 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 124.225
- 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 125.05
- 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 Syracuse
- Ground 121.7
- 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 Syracuse
- App/Dep 126.125 (initial contact), 134.275
- 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
- UNICOM 122.95
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
- Flight service 122.4
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
- 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 (9 more)
| 126.125 | CLASS C |
|---|---|
| 239.0 | LCL/P |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 245.3 | AR OPS |
| 257.775 | CD/P |
| 269.125 | APCH/P DEP/P IC, CLASS C |
| 279.6 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 348.6 | GND/P |
| 379.5 | ANG OPS |
Every KSYR frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 124.225 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 125.05 |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 120.3 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 122.4 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 126.125 · initial contact |
| App/Dep | 134.275 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KSYR?
Syracuse Hancock International Airport tower is 120.3, calling "Syracuse Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.
What is the ground frequency at KSYR?
Ground control at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is 121.7. 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 KSYR?
ATIS at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is 124.225. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KSYR?
App/Dep for Syracuse Hancock International Airport is 126.125, working as "Syracuse" (initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KSYR?
Clearance delivery at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is 125.05. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KSYR
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.