Listen to live Air Traffic Control radio conversations from Bankstown Tower. Our RealAudio station is located right on Bankstown Airport - so you'll hear all the radio calls as clear as day.
Listen to live Air Traffic Control
The current time in Sydney can be seen on the right of any page on this site.
Activity on the tower freqency will be highest between 2200 and 0800 UTC (0600 to 1800 local).
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Best listening times
- Monday to Thursday - tower is open from 6:00 am to 9:00pm local time - 2000UTC to 1100UTC.
- Listen for the "Bank Runs" between 6:15 pm and 7:00pm (0815UTC and 0900UTC, or 0715UTC and 0800UTC in summer).
- Saturday and Sunday afternoons are always great fun - listen between 4:00pm and 6:00pm local (0600UTC to 0800UTC)
ATIS Feed
The control tower at Bankstown Airport continually broadcasts information about operational and weather conditions at the airport. This is called the Aerodrome Terminal Information Service - ATIS.
We also have a feed of the current ATIS at Bankstown Airport, which you can connect to below.
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About the live feed
You are listening to two tower frequencies. 123.6MHz is used for circuit training - conducted to the south of the airport. The other frequency (132.8 MHz) is the tower frequency for arrivals and departures. Aircraft will call the tower inbound at two locations - 2RN radio mast or Prospect Reservoir. From these points, the aircraft are instructed to fly to join the circuit around the airport. You will hear many different types of departures - some aircraft heading out to the "training area" to the west of the airport, others on a cross-country flight and others departing into controlled airspace.
Listen for the Air Traffic Controllers dealing with trainee pilots - Bankstown plays a vital role as one of the major training aerodromes in the region.
While you are listening to the main tower frequency there is an alternate tower frequency being used, being 123.6 MHz. This frequency is used to control the circuit training being conducted about the training runway - one of three parallel runways at Bankstown. When the traffic levels are low the controllers will often "patch" the two frequencies together - doubling the challenge.
Many of the places you will hear referred to on the radio transmissions are shown on the map below.
A key to numbered features:
- Bankstown Airport.
- 2RN radio mast inbound point.
- Prospect Reservoir inbound point.
- Sometimes you will hear aircraft reporting "3 miles north-east" - this is where they'll be.
- Homebush Bay - location of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Additional Audio Feeds
- Full day at Bankstown
Listen in to a busy Saturday at Bankstown - hear the controllers battle with inexperienced pilots all trying to learn how to fly! Plenty of action here - a full 8 hours worth! - Emergency at Bankstown
Listen in as an Ultralight aircraft has an engine failure right overhead Parramatta in the middle of the Sydney suburbs - at night! Ultralights aren't supposed to fly at night - why was he up there? - Friday at Bankstown
Listen in to a pleasant 40 minutes as the controllers keep the eb and flow of Bankstown moving smoothly.
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About Real Player
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This live audio feed is in RealAudio format. If you don't have a copy of the RealAudio player, you can download a copy from Real.com. The free player is available under "realPlayer Basic".
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