Reuters is reporting that the United States has sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an intensifying campaign of threats from North Korea.
The advanced, radar-evading F-22 Raptors were deployed to Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base in South Korea, from Japan to support ongoing bilateral exercises, the U.S. military command in South Korea said in a statement that urged North Korea to restrain itself.
For shortwave broadcast enthusiasts, Gayle Van Horn, the MT Frequency Manager has just posted the latest shortwave broadcast schedule in an exclusive on her Shortwave Central blog at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2013/04/north-korea-a13-summer-schedules.html.
For my East Asia overseas readers, below is a listing of local ATC aero freqs for some of the bases and airports in South Korea.
Osan AB (K-55) RKSO
If you have internet access you can monitor Osan AB via the LiveATC website at http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=rkso
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach Control 127.900 306.300
ATIS 132.125 272.700
Clearance Delivery 127.300 343.000
Consolidated Command Post 276.200 277.200 227.525 (Have Quick) Callsign Roundup
Departure Control 127.900 234.300
Ground Control 132.450 253.700
Pilot-to-Dispatcher (PTD) 120.700 232.900
PMSV Metro 346.500
Rescue Coordination Center 282.800 381.000
Tower 122.100 308.800
Seoul AB (K-16) RKSM
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach/Departure Control 123.800 363.800
ATIS 126.475 225.775
Ground Control 121.850 275.800
PMSV and Dragon Ops 62.450
PMSV Metro Backup Camp Humphreys FM 37.300 or UHF 346.500
Tower 126.200 236.600 292.850
Daegu AB (K-2) (RKTN)
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach Control 135.900 346.300
ATIS 127.650 240.600 Digital ATIS svc avbl
Clearance Delivery/Ground Control 118.200 275.800
Departure Control 120.250 135.900 230.300
Kunsan Metro 346.500
Tower 126.200 236.600 365.000
Desiderio AAF (A-511) RKSG
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 108.200
Desiderio Ops 37.950 294.100
GCA 127.000 226.800 255.800
Ground Control 119.500 229.700
Osan Approach/Departure Control 127.900 306.300
PMSV Metro 37.300 118.425 346.500
Tower 34.950 122.500 257.800
Jungwon AB (K-75) RKTI
Approach Control 132.550 306.700
ATIS 135.600 234.950
Departure Control 132.550 363.700
Ground Control/Clearance Delivery 275.800
Tower 126.200 230.150 236.600
Kunsan AB (K-8) RKJK
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach Control 124.100 292.650
ATIS 120.225 304.800
Clearance Delivery 133.750 287.700
Command Post 245.1 Callsign Wolf Pack
Departure Control 124.100 293.525
Ground Control 123.500 273.525
PMSV Metro 346.500
PTD 132.250 247.100
Tower 126.500 292.300
Seosan AB (K-76) RKTP/RK6U
ATIS 130.300 318.100
Clearance Delivery 275.800
Departure Control 124.600 276.500
Ground Control 275.800
Haemi Approach Control 124.600 229.250 253.950
Haemi Tower 126.200 136.775 236.600 258.300
Cheongju International (RKTU)
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 128.850 305.500
Ground Control 121.875 275.800
Jungwon Approach/Departure Control 134.000 134.100 134.400 265.750 292.900
Tower 118.700 126.200 236.600 249.600
Gangneung (K-18) RKNN
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 132.050 226.175
Approach/Departure Control 124.600 304.000 253.400 310.700
Tower 126.200 236.600 238.000
Ground Control/Clearance Delivery 275.800
Gimhae Intrnational (K-1) RKPK
Approach Control 125.500 225.100 VFR 230.100 250.400
Arrival 119.200 134.400 230.100 253.800
ATIS 126.600 235.100
Clearance Deliivery 121.800 229.525
Cowboy Ops 133.825 250.250
Departure Control 125.500 363.800
Ground Control 121.900 275.800
Ramp 121.650 317.450 121.725
Tower 118.100 118.450 233.300 236.600
Gimpo International (K-14) RKSS
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 126.400 317.800
Clearance Delivery 125.850
Ground Control 121.900 121.950
Seoul Approach Control 119.750 119.100 119.900 120.800 121.350 121.400 123.250 123.800 124.200 293.300 305.700 363.800
Seoul Departure 119.050 121.400 124.800 125.150 353.200
Tower 118.100 118.050 240.900
Gwangju (K57) RKJJ
Approach Control 130.000 228.900 319.200
Arrival 132.250 132.500 268.000 331.400 379.800 366.500
ATIS 128.875 234.700
Departure Control 124.000 347.200
Ground Control 121.800 275.800
Tower 118.050 236.600 254.600
Jeju International (K-40) RKPC
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach Control 121.200 124.050 119.000 279.800 317.700
ATIS 126.800 239.500
Clearance Delivery 126.200
Departure Control 119.225 317.700
Ground Control 121.650
Tower 118.100 118.125 236.600
Jeongseok RKPD
ATIS 128.250
Ground Control 121.950
Jeju Approach Control 119.000 121.200 124.050 279.800 317.700
Jeju Departure 119.225 317.700
Tower 124.350 239.100
Seongmu (K-60) RKTE
Ground Control 134.550
Tower 131.300 126.200 236.600 363.900
Suwon (K-13) RKSW
25th TFS 229.000 266.100
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 126.425 225.675
Ground Control 275.800
Osan Approach/Departure Control 127.900 234.300 306.300 Inbound VFR aircraft call 232.400
PMSV Metro 346.500
Tower 126.200 236.600 244.400
USAF Suwon Command Post 229.000 266.100 (Monitors 123.45)
Wonju (K-46) RKNW
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
Approach Control 141.200 130.200 292.600 255.000
ATIS 128.600 225.575
Departure Control 130.200 134.100 268.500
Ground Control 275.800
Tower 126.200 118.325 236.600 265.500
Yecheon (K-59) RKTY
Air Mobility Control Center (AMCC) 120.000 349.400 Callsign Brickwall
ATIS 136.800 226.075
Approach Control 134.500 229.350
Departure Control 134.500 266.350
Ground Control 275.800
Tower 126.200 236.600 269.500
While you won' hear fighter communications activity on HF frequencies (VHF/UHF only), you will hear transport, logistics and other long haul military aircraft coming into and out of the Korean theater on the Major MWARA frequencies listed below. Mode is USB. * indicates station active on frequency indicated.
CENTRAL WEST PACIFIC (CWP)
Family Freqs: 2998* 3455* 4666* 5652* 5661 6532* 6562 8903* 10081 (HFDL) 11384* 13300* 17904*
BEIJING (East Asia MWARA) 3016 6571 8897
DAEGU (125.700) 6425 6665 6675
HONG KONG (127.100) 6532 8903 13300
MANILA (124.900) 2998* 6532 6562 8903* 13300* 17904
NAHA (126.900) 2998 3455 4666 6532 8903 11384 13300 17904
PORT MORESBY (RDARA) (120.900) 3419 3425 5565 6622 8837 8861 11393
SAN FRANCISCO (ARINC) (131.950) 2998 3455* 4666* 5652* 6532* 8903* 11384* 13300 17904* 21985
SEOUL (127.100) 3004 6532 8903* 13300 13303 17904
SHANGHAI (East Asia MWARA) 3016 6571 8897
TAIPEI (127.300) 6532 8903 13300
TOKYO (127.300/127.400) 2998 3455 4666* 5652* 6532 8903* 11384* 13300* 17904
NORTH PACIFIC (NP)
Family Freqs: 2932 5628* 6655* 6661 10048* 11330 13300* 17904*
BEIJING (East Asia MWARA) 3016 6571 8897
SAN FRANCISCO (ARINC) (131.950) 2932 5628* 5667 6655* 8915 8951 10048* 11330 13273 13339 17946 21925
SHANGHAI (East Asia MWARA) 3016 6571 8897
TOKYO (126.700) 2932 5628* 6655 8951 10048 11330 13273 17904
More information as it becomes available. Field reports are certainly appreciated and can be sent to the email address in the masthead.