Difference between revisions of "ACARS"
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10142A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 38°54'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] | 10142A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 38°54'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] | ||
10146A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | 10146A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | ||
+ | 10147A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] | ||
+ | 1015CA [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
+ | 1019AA [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
10204A [KBWI Baltimore/Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] | 10204A [KBWI Baltimore/Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] | ||
10205A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | 10205A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | ||
+ | 10207A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
10208A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | 10208A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | ||
10209A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] | 10209A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] | ||
+ | 10240A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
+ | 10245A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
+ | 10261A [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] | ||
102C8A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] | 102C8A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] | ||
+ | 10315A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
+ | 10316A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
+ | 1031EA [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] | ||
10342A [KPIT Pittsburgh International 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] | 10342A [KPIT Pittsburgh International 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] | ||
10345A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | 10345A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | ||
10346A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | 10346A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | ||
1034DA [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] | 1034DA [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] | ||
− | 10349A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] | + | 10349A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] |
− | + | 10350A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | |
10406A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | 10406A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | ||
10412A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] | 10412A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] | ||
10416A [KCHM John Glenn Columbus International 40°00'N 082°54'W] [Columbus] | 10416A [KCHM John Glenn Columbus International 40°00'N 082°54'W] [Columbus] | ||
+ | 10440A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
10495A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] | 10495A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] | ||
104D9A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] | 104D9A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] | ||
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10509A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 39°00'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] | 10509A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 39°00'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] | ||
1050AA [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | 1050AA [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] | ||
+ | 10518A [KSMF Sacramento International 38°42'N 121°36'W] [Sacramento] | ||
+ | 10519A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
10540A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | 10540A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] | ||
10543A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] | 10543A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] | ||
10545A [KDCA Regan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] | 10545A [KDCA Regan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] | ||
1054BA [KBWI Baltimore Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] | 1054BA [KBWI Baltimore Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] | ||
+ | 1054CA [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] | ||
10553A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | 10553A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | ||
10554A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | 10554A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | ||
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268DF8 [KMCO Orlando International 28°24'N 081°18'W] [Orlando] | 268DF8 [KMCO Orlando International 28°24'N 081°18'W] [Orlando] | ||
26CE17 [KMSP Minneapolis-St. Paul International 44°54'N 093°12'W] [Minneapolis] | 26CE17 [KMSP Minneapolis-St. Paul International 44°54'N 093°12'W] [Minneapolis] | ||
+ | 278578 [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] | ||
282697 [KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] | 282697 [KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] | ||
2939F7 [KRNO Reno/Tahoe International 39°18'N 119°48'W] [Reno] | 2939F7 [KRNO Reno/Tahoe International 39°18'N 119°48'W] [Reno] | ||
+ | 2939F8 [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] | ||
2985D7 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | 2985D7 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | ||
2985D8 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | 2985D8 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] | ||
+ | 2999F8 [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] | ||
+ | 2999F9 [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] | ||
+ | 29A877 [KSJC San Jose International 37°24'N 121°54'W][San Jose] | ||
+ | 29A878 [KSJC San Jose International 37°24'N 121°54'W] [San Jose] | ||
29B078 [KSLC Salt Lake City International 40°48'N 112°00'W] [Salt Lake City] | 29B078 [KSLC Salt Lake City International 40°48'N 112°00'W] [Salt Lake City] | ||
+ | 29B4D8 [KSMF Sacramento International 38°42'N 121°36'W] [Sacramento] | ||
29D197 [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | 29D197 [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 28 October 2018
Contents
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)
ACARS data is used to send messages to and from commercial airlines' aircraft. A good explanation can be found here.
The frequencies used in the United States for ACARS are:
129.125 129.350 129.525 130.025 130.450 130.825 131.125 131.425 131.550 131.725 131.850 136.575 136.650 136.700 136.750 136.800 136.850
These frequencies may be used in some areas:
136.675 Delta and Jet Blue 136.725 Delta 136.775 Air Canada, Air Transat, American, Delta, JetBlue, United
- For ACARS questions, please post them on the Aircraft Monitoring Forum.
- Rockwell Collins/ARINC ACARS page
Operating Tips
- In general, all that is necessary to hook up a receiver and PC to receive ACARS is a good shielded connection from the speaker or earphone of the scanner to the soundcard. A discriminator tap is not required, since it is not involved in AM reception
- There's a brief sync tone sent before each transmission; if the software doesn't receive it, no decoding will occur. Most scanners' squelch cannot open up fast enough, so keep the squelch off. There are, however, a few scanners that do open up fast enough; these include:
- Win108
- Yupiteru VT-125/150
- Yupiteru VT-225/MVT-3100
- Yupiteru MVT-7100/7200
Decoding Solutions
Links in bold are known to be compatible with certain SDRs such as the RTL-SDR, either directly or piping audio via applications like Virtual Audio Cable
For other RTL-SDR solutions, see the Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs
- ACARSdec
- ACARS Pad For Iphone, Ipad or IPod Touch
- acarsd
- Airnav
- Hoka Code 3-32
- KG-ACARS
- MultiMode (MAC systems)
- MultiPSK
- PDW
- PlanePlotter
- rtl_acars_ng
- SkySpy
- Sorcerer
- Winradio Digital Suite
- Winradio Advanced Digital Suite
Known United States VDL2 Ground Stations
10142A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 38°54'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] 10146A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 10147A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] 1015CA [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 1019AA [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10204A [KBWI Baltimore/Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] 10205A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10207A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10208A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 10209A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 10240A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10245A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10261A [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 102C8A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] 10315A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10316A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 1031EA [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] 10342A [KPIT Pittsburgh International 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] 10345A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10346A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 1034DA [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] 10349A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] 10350A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10406A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] 10412A [KALB Albany International 42°44'N 073°49'W] [Albany] 10416A [KCHM John Glenn Columbus International 40°00'N 082°54'W] [Columbus] 10440A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10495A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 104D9A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] 10503A [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] 10507A [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 10509A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 39°00'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] 1050AA [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10518A [KSMF Sacramento International 38°42'N 121°36'W] [Sacramento] 10519A [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 10540A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 10543A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 10545A [KDCA Regan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] 1054BA [KBWI Baltimore Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] 1054CA [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 10553A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 10554A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] 10550A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 1131EA [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] 20D197 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 20D198 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 213E77 [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] 213E78 [KBOS Logan International 42°04'N 071°00'W] [Boston] 220C37 [KDCA Reagan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] 2215D7 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 2215D8 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 2215D9 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 24B898 [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 260677 [KLAS McCarran International 36°06'N 115°12'W] [Las Vegas] 260717 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 260718 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 260719 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 268D37 [KMCI Kansas City International 39°18'N 094°42'W] [Kansas City] 268DF8 [KMCO Orlando International 28°24'N 081°18'W] [Orlando] 26CE17 [KMSP Minneapolis-St. Paul International 44°54'N 093°12'W] [Minneapolis] 278578 [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] 282697 [KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] 2939F7 [KRNO Reno/Tahoe International 39°18'N 119°48'W] [Reno] 2939F8 [CALIFORNIA?] [CALIFORNIA?] 2985D7 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 2985D8 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 2999F8 [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 2999F9 [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 29A877 [KSJC San Jose International 37°24'N 121°54'W][San Jose] 29A878 [KSJC San Jose International 37°24'N 121°54'W] [San Jose] 29B078 [KSLC Salt Lake City International 40°48'N 112°00'W] [Salt Lake City] 29B4D8 [KSMF Sacramento International 38°42'N 121°36'W] [Sacramento] 29D197 [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis]
Mailing Lists
- acarsd Yahoo group
- ACARS on QTH.Net
- ACARSlogs on QTH.Net