National Civilian Aeronautical Band Assignments

By Larry Van Horn, Assistant Editor, Monitoring Times108.000-117.950          VHF omni-range108.100-111.950          ILS localizers118.000-121.400          Air traffic control (towers/centers121.500          Civilian aircraft emergency121.600-121.925          Ground control (25 kHz spacing121.600          Civil Air Patrol Nationwide (Practice Distress Beacons)

121.775          Civil Air Patrol Nationwide (Practice Distress Beacons)

121.950          Flight schools

121.975          Flight service stations (private aircraft)

122.000          Flight service stations (national flight watch-private aircraft)

122.025          Flight service stations (private aircraft)

122.050          Flight service stations (aircraft transmit)

122.075          Flight service stations (private aircraft)

122.100-122.675          Flight service stations (private aircraft transmit)

122.700          Unicom (uncontrolled airports)

122.725          Unicom (uncontrolled airports-private aircraft only)

122.750          Unicom (private air-to-air fixed wing)

122.775          Various air show flying acts nationwide/Flight International air-to-air/Nicorette-Nicoderm CQ Skytypers Skytyping Act/Patty Wagstaff aerial demonstrations

122.800          Unicom (uncontrolled airports)

122.825          ARINC/Airline company frequency (aero enroute)

122.850          Multicom/NOAA severe storms study aircraft/U.S. Forest Service helicopter operations

122.875          ARINC/Airline company frequency (aero enroute)

122.900          Multicom/U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue/U.S. Forestry Service fire cache air operations/Numerous government agencies and military services/Canadian Skyhawk JumpTeam

122.925          Multicom (plane-to-plane)/NOAA severe storms study aircraft/NASA research aircraft/National Park Service aircraft/Numerous government agencies and military services/California Department of Forestry statewide/Various air show flying acts nationwide/Diamonds T-6s flight demonstration team/BudLite Microjet/US Navy F-14 air show demonstration

122.950          Unicom (controlled airports)/USAF Viper F-16 West Demo Teams

122.975          Unicom (high altitude)/U.S. Forest Service air operations

123.000          Unicom (uncontrolled airports)

123.025          Unicom (helicopters/air-to-air)/U.S. Forestry Service helicopter (helispot) operations/California Department of Forestry statewide/Media traffic helicopters

123.050          Unicom (heliports)/NOAA severe storms study aircraft/U.S. Forestry Service helicopter (helispot) operations/Media traffic helicopters

123.075          Unicom (heliports)/U.S. Forestry Service helicopter (helispot) operations/Media traffic helicopters

123.100          U.S. Coast Guard/Civil Air Patrol search and rescue

123.125          U.S. Air Force NAVAID flight check/NASA T-38 Interplane Nationwide

123.125-123.475          Flight Test (Itinerant: 123.125/.150/.175/.400)

123.150          Air show common frequency/Lima Lima flight demonstration squadron

123.200          Flight schools/Flight Manufacturers

123.300          Flight schools/balloons

123.325          Northern Lights air show performers nationwide

123.350          NASA ER-2 aircraft nationwide

123.400          Flight schools/Mohr-Simonson helicopter flight demo team

123.425          Don Johnson-Star Aerobatics-Toyota Airsports flight demonstration teams

123.450          Multicom (air-to-air informal)/USAF Viper F-16 West demonstration team

123.475          US Army Golden Knights air-to-ground nationwide primary

123.500          Flight schools/balloons/US Army Golden Knights air-to-ground nationwide secondary

123.525-123.575          Flight Test (Itinerant: 123.575)

123.550          Canadian Military Dewline ATC frequency nationwide

123.600-128.800          Air traffic control (towers/centers)

126.200          U.S. military control towers/ground controls

128.525          Florida Forestry statewide tanker/spotting aircraft

128.625          NASA/NOAA research frequency 

128.825-132.000          ARINC/Airlines company frequencies

129.525          USAF 89 AW (Andrews AFB) SAM VIP mission aircraft interplane

130.500          Aguila Flight Demonstration Team (Europe only)

130.650          USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) command post/contract airlines nationwide

132.025-135.975          Air traffic control (towers/centers)

134.100          Military airports (ground controlled approach radar)

135.850          Federal Aviation Administration/U.S. Air Force/U.S. Army NAVAID flight inspection

135.950          Federal Aviation Administration/U.S. Army NAVAID flight inspection

135.975          U.S. Forestry Service air-to-ground (wildfires)

136.000-136.075          Air traffic control operations

136.100          Reserved for future unicom or automatic weather observation stations

136.125-136.175          Air traffic control operations

136.175          Halcones (Chile) Flight Demonstration Team

136.200          Reserved for future unicom or automatic weather observation stations

136.225-136.250          Air traffic control operations

136.275          Reserved for future unicom or automatic weather observation stations

136.300-136.350          Air traffic control operations

136.375          Reserved for future unicom or automatic weather observation stations

136.400-136.450          Air traffic control operations

136.475          Reserved for future unicom or automatic weather observation stations

136.500-136.875          Aeronautical enroute (domestic VHF)

136.725          USAF 89 AW (Andrews AFB) SAM VIP mission aircraft interplane

136.900-136.975          Aeronautical enroute (domestic/international VHF)

136.975          Blue Eagles Flight Demonstration Team/Northern Lights AirShow Demo Team