Also see the TRACON listings for FAA approach/departure frequencies common to the greater Columbus area.
www.radioreference.com/apps/db/
Aero Enroute frequencies are listed under the airport at which that airline operates.
Bolton Field is used by general aviation aircraft only.
Frequencies
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
Airport Operations
| Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications Project 25 Phase I | All CRAA airport operations are on this system. |
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 855.11250 | WPQI445 | RM | 023 DPL | CMH 1 | Backup terminal radio system | FM | Law Tac |
| 858.71250 | WQHG497 | RM | 023 DPL | CMH 2 | Backup terminal radio system | FM | Fire-Tac |
| 858.71250 | WQHG497 | RM | 025 DPL | LCK 1 | Rickenbacker alternate radio system | FM | Multi-Tac |
Aviation - Air Traffic Control
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118.20000 | BM | CMH FINAL | Radar Approach | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 353.90000 | BM | CMH FINAL | Radar Approach | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 132.70000 | BM | CMH TWR | Tower VHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 257.80000 | BM | CMH TWR | Tower UHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 127.52500 | BM | CMH TWR | Tower VHF spare | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 121.90000 | BM | CMH GND | Ground VHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 348.60000 | BM | CMH GND | Ground UHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 135.07500 | BM | CMH GND | Ground VHF spare | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 126.30000 | BM | CMH CLNC DEL | Clearance Delivery | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 124.60000 | B | CMH ATIS | Automatic Terminal Information System (ATIS) | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 135.92500 | WLB7 | B | CMH AWOS | Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) | AM | Aircraft | |
| 122.95000 | BM | UNICOM | Unicom | AM | Aircraft |
Aviation - Aero Enroute (ARINC)
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.90000 | BM | Chautauqua | Chautauqua maintenance | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 129.20000 | KQM3 | BM | American | American Airlines | AM | Aircraft | |
| 129.35000 | KRB9 | BM | ARINC ACARS | ARINC Common (any airline may use) | AM | Aircraft | |
| 129.52500 | BM | SW Deice | Southwest de-icing | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 129.60000 | KRP6 | BM | Delta | Delta CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 129.67500 | WHM9 | BM | Limited | Limited Services (Limited Brands) CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.10000 | KRN7 | BM | US Airways | US Airways CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.12500 | WDE7 | BM | Southwest | Southwest CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.50000 | WPTU475 | BM | US Airways | US Airways CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.52500 | KOR2 | BM | Continental | Continental / Air Ontario CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.80000 | WPYU263 | BM | Natwd Ins | Nationwide Insurance CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.82500 | WPSP339 | BM | AEP Air Ops | American Electric Power CMH ops "Kilowatt Base" | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.85000 | KVY2 | BM | 130.850 | Unknown (also used by America West ops at Dayton) | AM | Aircraft | |
| 130.92500 | KCQ9 | BM | NW Airlink | Northwest Airlink CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.07500 | KUE8 | BM | United | United / United Express / Air Canada CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.15000 | WRK3 | BM | Amer Conn | American Connection (Chautauqua) CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.25000 | WJB7 | BM | Northwest | Northwest CMH Ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.50000 | KGN6 | BM | Amer West | America West/Midwest Connect CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.52500 | KKE4 | BM | Continental | Continental CMH ops | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.80000 | WXI8 | BM | Southwest | Southwest (airport unknown) | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.85000 | KZJ8 | BM | Delta Conn | Delta Connection (Chautauqua) CMH ops | AM | Aircraft |
Fixed Base Operators
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122.77500 | BM | CMH DEICING | CMH Deicing Pad Operations | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 122.87500 | KET3 | BM | NETJETS | Net Jets | AM | Aircraft | |
| 129.62500 | KXN63 | BM | MILLIONAIR | Million Air | AM | Aircraft | |
| 131.35000 | WSH46 | BM | LANE AV | Lane Aviation | AM | Aircraft | |
| 152.43500 | KB39842 | RM | CC 1 TG 150 SL 1 |
LANE OPS | Lane Aviation operations | DMR | Business |
| 460.65000 | WPWY235 | M | 71.9 PL | NETJ OPS 1 | NetJets operations primary | FM | Business |
| 460.75000 | WPWY235 | M | NETJ OPS 2 | NetJets operations | FM | Business | |
| 465.75000 | WPWY235 | M | NETJ OPS 3 | NetJets operations | FM | Business |
Airline Ground Operations
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462.06250 | WQKX996 | RM | CC 1 TG 1001 SL 1 |
AA Ramp DMR | American Airlines Ramp | DMR | Business |
| 460.67500 | WNCA627 | RM | 516 DPL | AA Ramp | American Airlines Ramp | FM | Business |
| 460.77500 | RM | 114.8 PL | AA Ops | American Airlines | FM | Business | |
| 462.50000 | WPQJ640 | RM | 203.5 PL | AA Maint | American Airlines Maintenance | FM | Business |
| 935.15000 | WPMD318 | RM | 743 DPL | USAir Ramp | America West/US Airways Ramp | FM | Business |
| 460.82500 | WRC376 | RM | 115 DPL | DL Ramp | Delta Airlines Ramp | FM | Business |
| 460.80000 | WPGJ829 | RM | 162.2 PL | NW Ramp | Northwest Airlines Ramp | FM | Business |
| 461.15000 | WPEE425 | RM | CC 7 TG 10 SL 1 |
SW Ramp | Southwest Airlines Ramp | DMR | Business |
| 460.72500 | WXJ533 | RM | CC 2 TG 101 SL 2 |
UAL Ramp | United Airlines Ramp | DMR | Business |
Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)
Airport Operations
LCK Maintenance and Airport Operations can be heard on the County trunked system. Primary law enforcement duties are the responsibility of the CRAA Police Department, with most runs outside Airport property handled by Franklin Co SO as mutual aid. Fire/EMS runs outside the AOA are handled by Hamilton and Madison Townships, with LCK ARFF as first responder. Ohio Air National Guard security personnel patrol the Air Guard cantonment.
| Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications Project 25 Phase I | Airport Operations and RANGB Fire/Crash use Ohio MARCS-IP for most communications. |
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413.40000 | Federal | RM | 127.3 PL | 121 FIRE | Fire/Crash primary | FM | Fire Dispatch |
| 413.32500 | Federal | RM | 97.4 PL | 121 ADMIN | Fire/Crash secondary/admin | FM | Fire-Tac |
| 413.25000 | Federal | RM | 88.5 PL | 121 GRND | Fire/Crash to ground control | FM | Military |
| 858.71250 | WQHG497 | RM | 025 DPL | LCK ALT | Airport maintenance/operations | FM | Public Works |
Aviation - Air Traffic Control
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.05000 | KEI7 | BM | LCK TWR | Tower VHF | AM | Aircraft | |
| 348.40000 | BM | LCK TWR | Tower UHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 125.27500 | KEI7 | BM | LCK GND | Ground VHF | AM | Aircraft | |
| 275.80000 | BM | LCK GND | Ground UHF | AM | Aircraft | ||
| 132.75000 | KDN7 | B | LCK AWOS | Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) | AM | Aircraft | |
| 273.50000 | B | LCK AWOS | Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) | AM | Aircraft |
Aviation - Aero Enroute (ARINC)
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128.85000 | KBO5 | RM | DHL Enroute | DHL Enroute | AM | Business | |
| 129.10000 | WQBC289 | RM | ACARS | ARINC ACARS data | AM | Data | |
| 129.42500 | KME4 | RM | UPS Ops | United Parcel Service | AM | Business | |
| 129.82500 | WWU6 | RM | Lane Av? | Probably Lane Aviation | AM | Business | |
| 131.92500 | KKJ5 | RM | FedEx Ops | Federal Express | AM | Business |
Fixed Base Operators
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122.95000 | UNICOM | Lane Aviation (Unicom) | AM | Aircraft |
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
Base Fire/Crash and Security use UHF government frequencies, although Fire/Crash now operate on the Franklin County 800 MHz public safety system.
The home unit at Rickenbacker is the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) of the Ohio Air National Guard. There are two sub Air Refueling Squadrons (ARS) of the 12st ARW, both of which fly the KC-135R "Stratotanker":
145th Air Refueling Squadron "TAZZ"
166th Air Refueling Squadron "SLUFF"
The base also hosts various Ohio Army National Guard units.
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.15000 | BM | Oh ANG Tac | Ohio ANG Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 34.20000 | BM | Oh ANG Tac | Ohio ANG Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 36.70000 | BM | Fox Mike | Army National Guard Helicopters | FM | Military | ||
| 41.00000 | BM | Oh ANG Tac | Ohio ANG Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 46.75000 | BM | Nat Guard Tac | National Guard Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 49.00000 | BM | Nat Guard Tac | National Guard Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 56.80000 | BM | 121 ARW TAC | 121st ARW Tactical | FM | Military | ||
| 123.07500 | BM | NGuard Helo | National Guard Helo Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 123.09000 | BM | 121st ARW Op | 121st ARW Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 142.60000 | BM | 121st ARW Op | 121st ARW Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 228.80000 | BM | ARNG 228.8 | National Guard Helo Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 238.80000 | BM | CARDCALL | 121st ARW Command Post "CARD CALL" | AM | Military | ||
| 240.90000 | BM | OANG Ops | National Guard Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 252.10000 | BM | 121stARWRefu | 121st ARW Refueling Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 286.20000 | BM | RICK OPS | 121st ARW Aircraft Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 295.40000 | BM | Base Ops | Base Operations | AM | Military | ||
| 311.00000 | BM | ACC CP NGard | ACC CP Primary | AM | Military | ||
| 311.30000 | BM | PUSH 4 | National Guard Ops | AM | Military | ||
| 321.00000 | BM | ACC CP Sec | ACC CP Secondary | AM | Military | ||
| 406.36250 | Federal | RM | 100.0 PL | 121 CMND | Command post | FMN | Military |
| 407.16250 | Federal | RM | 103.5 PL | 121 OPS | Maintenance and Base Ops | FMN | Military |
| 407.26250 | Federal | RM | CSQ | Base Ops | Unknown | FMN | Military |
| 407.50000 | Federal | RM | 103.5 PL | 121 SEC2 | RANGB Security secondary | FMN | Security |
| 407.73750 | Federal | RM | CSQ | Unknown | Unknown | FMN | Military |
| 411.73750 | Federal | RM | 71.9 PL | 121 SEC1 | RANGB Security primary | FMN | Security |
| 413.22500 | Federal | RM | 77.0 PL | 121 AMXS | 121st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron | FMN | Military |
| 419.55000 | Federal | RM | 179.9 PL | Military | Unknown | FMN | Military |
Bolton Field (TZR)
Aviation - Air Traffic Control
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128.10000 | KQO7 | BM | CSQ | TZR TWR | Tower/CTAF | AM | Aircraft |
| 121.80000 | KQO7 | BM | CSQ | TZR GND | Ground | AM | Aircraft |
| 122.95000 | BM | CSQ | UNICOM | Unicom | AM | Aircraft | |
| 135.92500 | WLB7 | B | CSQ | TZR AWOS | Automatic Weather Observation Service | AM | Aircraft |
Fixed Base Operators
| Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123.30000 | WZL6 | BM | BOLTON FS | Bolton Flying Service | AM | Aircraft |