Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) (Cook County) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) (Cook County)

Last Updated: December 10, 2023, 5:59 pm

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Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)

Public Safety / Operations

* WQZR530 - P25 Phase II trunked system on 851.1875, 851.3375, 852.5375, 852.7625, 853.325 and 853.725. Will replace the existing Department of Aviation UHF T-band trunked system at Midway Airport. (7/2017)

Chicago OEMC Public Safety - 800 MHz P25
Project 25 Phase II

Midway Airport Site

Tower/Approach/Departure

Ground control updated from 121.650 to 118.075 (12/23)

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
128.200	BM	CSQ	CHI A/D VHF 1	Approach/Departure: VHF Primary	AM	Aircraft
126.050	BM	CSQ	CHI A/D VHF 2	Approach/Departure: VHF Secondary	AM	Aircraft
353.875	BM		CHI A/D UHF	Approach/Departure: UHF Primary	AM	Aircraft
135.200	BM	CSQ	MDW VHF Twr	Tower: VHF Primary (and Class C/S?)	AM	Aircraft
269.125	BM		MDW UHF Twr	Tower: UHF Primary (and Class C Airspace/Radar UHF?)	AM	Aircraft
118.075	BM	CSQ	MDW GrdCntrl	Ground Control	AM	Aircraft
124.625	BM	CSQ	MDW ClrncDel	Clearance Delivery	AM	Aircraft
121.850	BM	CSQ	MDW ClrncDel	Clearance Delivery (Old?)	AM	Aircraft
132.750	B	CSQ	MDW ATIS	ATIS / ASOS	AM	Aircraft
119.450	BM	CSQ	MDW Class C IC	Class C Airspace/Radar	AM	Aircraft
122.950	BM	CSQ	MDW UNICOM	UNICOM	AM	Aircraft

Airline Operations

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
131.800	WQZU801	BM	CSQ	Volaris Airlines	Volaris Airlines: Operations	AM	Aircraft

Fixed Base Operators

* See Wiki page for additional frequencies

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
131.425	KXT3	BM	CSQ	AtlntcAv FBO	Atlantic Aviation	AM	Business
461.4625	WQSL403	RM	CC 2 TG 201 SL 1	Atlantic FBO 1	Atlantic Aviation: Operations	DMRE	Business
461.4625	WQSL403	RM	CC 2 TG * SL 2	Atlantic FBO 2	Atlantic Aviation: Operations	DMRE	Business
128.925	WQN3	BM	CSQ	SFS Air	Signature Flight Services: Air-Ground Communications	AM	Business
451.350	WPVT793	RM	132 DPL	SFS Grnd Ops1	Signature Flight Services: Ground Ops 1 (Primary)	FMN	Business
463.925	WPVT793	RM	132 DPL	SFS Grnd Ops2	Signature Flight Services: Ground Ops 2	FMN	Business
464.825	WPJZ712	BM		SFS Ops 3	Signature Flight Services: Operations	FMN	Business
469.750	WPVT793	M		SFS Ops 4	Signature Flight Services: Operations	FMN	Business
469.825	WPVT793	M		SFS Ops 5	Signature Flight Services: Operations	FMN	Business
469.875	WPVT793	M		SFS Ops 6	Signature Flight Services: Operations	FMN	Business

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines (Midway)
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Single Site (TRBO)

All operations (except listed below) are on this Capacity Plus DMR system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.8875	WPEE422	RM	CC 7 TG 10 SL 1	SW T-Point Ch7	T-Point Operations (Channel 7)	DMR	Business
464.725	WQPB241	RM	CC 8 TG 1 SL 1	SW Fueling	Swissport Fueling (Private contractor)	DMR	Business
130.125	WAP8	BM	CSQ	SWA Maint	Southwest Airlines - Maintenance	AM	Business
129.275	WKD8	BM	CSQ	SWA Ops	Southwest Airlines - Operations	AM	Business
130.775		BM	CSQ	SW DeIce A Gate	De-Ice - A Gates	AM	Business
130.875		BM	CSQ	SW DeIce B Gate	De-Ice - B Gates	AM	Business

Airlines - Ground Operations

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.750	WPEC261	RM	162.2 PL	Delta Midway	Delta Airlines: Ramp Operations	FMN	Business
463.7625	WQBM435	RM	131.8 PL	Delta	Delta Connection (Comair, Shuttle America)	FMN	Business
460.675	WPGM353	RM	127.3 PL	United Ops	United Airlines	FMN	Business

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

UHF frequency starting to see testing and usage. VHF frequencies will likely be deprecated after the UHF repeater is placed into service full time. (6/16/22)

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.7375	RM	070 NAC	TSA MDW	Operations (Midway Airport)	P25e	Federal
172.900	BM	1A2 NAC	TSA Midway1	TSA Ops [Ch 1]	P25	Federal
172.150	BM	1A2 NAC	TSA Midway2	TSA Ops [Ch 2] (Primary Use)	P25	Federal
166.4625	M	103.5 PL	TSA Midway3	TSA Ops [Ch 3] (also P25)	FMN	Federal
169.300	M		TSA Midway4	TSA Ops	FMN	Federal

Support Services / Businesses

Standard Parking Corporation: Reported 462/467.0375
ARINC: 452.0625, 452.1625, 452.2875, 452.4125, 452.5125
*(WPJZ807) Sears/Allstate: Aircraft Towing - 154.570

Midway Airport Terminal Consortium (MATCO) -
*WQRE535 - Maintenance/Wheel Chair Services, Repeaters on 461.075, 461.7125; mobiles on 464.4625, 467.2875 (NFM), Now on Diga-Talk (below)

Menzies Aviation - See wiki page

Diga-Talk
NXDN NEXEDGE 4800

See subcategory "Chicago - Midway area Talkgroups"

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
461.64375	WRCE597	RM	10 RAN	AvisBudgetMDW	Avis / Budget RAC: Rental Car Ops	NXDN48	Business
461.075	WPSI933	RM	CC 9 TG 1 SL 1	PAS MWay 1	Prospect Airport Services: Wheelchair Services	DMR	Business
461.075	WPSI933	RM	CC 9 TG 1 SL 2	PAS MWay 2	Prospect Airport Services: Wheelchair Services	DMR	Business
160.2075	WQFA782	M		Snowlift	Snowlift LLC: Snow Removal	FMN	Business
464.625	WQAG826	RM	612 DPL	StdPrk Ops 2	Standard Parking: Ground Transportation Coordination	FMN	Business
451.725	WQAG826	RM	712 DPL	StdPrk Ops 1	Standard Parking: Parking Lots / Structure Ops	FMN	Business