CAA confirms permanent 'listening out squawk' for Glasgow
The squawk will become permanent on 2 April 2015 and will be the twelfth such code in operation in the UK.
Listening out squawks, officially known as Frequency Monitoring Codes, have played a vital role in reducing infringements of controlled airspace by enabling air traffic controllers to alert pilots if their aircraft looks likely to infringe. Any aircraft fitted with a Mode A/C or Mode S transponder can use these codes. By entering the relevant four-digit code into the transponder and listening to the published radio frequency, a pilot signifies to air traffic control that he/she is actively monitoring radio transmissions on that frequency and their aircraft position is visible on radar.
The Glasgow listening out squawk code is 2620 and the radio frequency to monitor for Glasgow is 119.1MHz. It is recommended that pilots flying within 40NM of Glasgow Airport use the code.
A more detailed Information Notice has been published today by the CAA and there are details of the Airspace & Safety Initiative on Twitter @airspacesafety
The full list of frequency monitoring codes/ radio frequencies is:
Birmingham 0010 118.050 MHz
Southampton/ Bournemouth 0011 120.225 MHz (SOU)
119.475 MHz (BOH)
Gatwick/London City 0012 126.825 MHz(LGW)
132.700 MHz(LCY)
Luton/ Stansted 0013 129.550 MHz(LTN)
120.635 MHz (STD)
Edinburgh 0440 121.200MHz
Glasgow 2620 119.100MHz
Leeds Bradford 2672 133.125 MHz
East Midlands 4572 134.175 MHz
Farnborough 4572 125.250MHz
Doncaster Sheffield 6170 126.225 MHz
Belfast Aldergrove 7045 128.500 MHz
Manchester 7366 118.575 MHz
