UKAFG 2027 is the new edition of the Frequency Guide for Aviation & Scanner Enthusiasts. It lists the frequencies used by UK civil and military aviation, from airports and air traffic control to air displays and HF, together with the squawk codes, callsigns, brevity terms and abbreviations you’ll hear on air, plus the most popular scanner frequencies. Whether you’re new to the hobby or have been listening for years, the index, county list and frequency search help you find what you need quickly. The 172-page A5 guide is ring-bound, so it lies flat beside your scanner.

What’s inside

• UK Civil and Military ATC: UK civil and military controllers, plus Irish and European centres
• Civil Airports A to Z: 60 airports with 577 frequencies
• Civil Airfields and Heliports: 325 airfields and 11 heliports
• Military Airports and Services A to Z: 92 airfields and services with 843 frequencies
• ATC and Airports by County: what’s near you, with the nearest ATC transmitter sites
• Transmitter Sites: the frequencies sent from each of the 30 ATC transmitter sites
• Air Display: the common display frequencies and the display teams’ own frequencies
• Frequency/Channel Search: 1,658 frequencies in number order, with who uses each one and its 8.33 kHz channel, plus a channel conversion table
• HF Aero Frequencies: oceanic, long-range and military HF stations, plus a list of 595 HF frequencies and who uses them
• Squawk Codes: 472 codes and what each one means
• Military Callsigns: 906 callsigns with aircraft, base, service and unit
• Military Brevity Terms: 504 brevity words and other terms heard on air, explained
• Common Scanner Frequencies: 1,057 frequencies in 27 groups, including PMR446, CB, marine VHF and UHF, the amateur bands, the ISS and satellites, pagers and radio mics
• Station Codes and Abbreviations: decode names such as LKN, plus 1,280 abbreviations
• Notes pages for your own logs

Nine full-page maps

• Area Control Sectors at FL150, FL250 and FL350, with frequencies
• UK Military Radar Sectors, with Swanwick Mil initial contact frequencies
• UK Radar Corridors, with their flight levels
• Air-to-Air Refuelling Areas, with levels and TACAN channels
• LARS and Military Air Traffic Zones, with their frequencies
• Low Flying, Training Areas and Ranges, with range frequencies
• Transmitter Location Map, showing the 30 ATC transmitter sites

Help for new listeners

A plain-English introduction covers the law on listening, the equipment you need, 8.33 kHz channels, bands and modes, and how to get started. Fourteen quick-reference panels through the guide explain what you’re hearing: Following a Flight, Start with the ATIS, What They’re Saying, Services Outside Controlled Airspace, Who Controls Where, Heights, Altitudes and Flight Levels, How Far Can You Hear?, Listening at an Air Show, At a Military Airfield, Emergencies, Listening to HF, Reading the HF List, UTC and UK Time, and CTCSS Tones.

12 months’ website access included

For 12 months from the date of purchase, registration gives you:

• Updates to the guide throughout the year
• The UKAFG Interactive Map, with a live flight tracker that matches military and civil aircraft to their callsign, type and squadron, frequency predictions for every tracked aircraft, line of sight from your own location and aerial height, and airspace layers with their frequencies. It works on phone, tablet and desktop.
• An online version of this guide

Copies bought here are registered automatically. Copies bought elsewhere, or received as a gift, can be registered at ukafg.co.uk/register with proof of purchase. Registration is non-transferable.

Squawker PC, Squawker Online, Active Mil and WTRBrowser are separate subscriptions and are not included with the guide.

The details

• 2027 edition, by Rick King
• 172 pages, A5, ring-bound
• Compiled from open-source and licensed information, and from listeners’ own logs and reports

For reference only. The information must not be used for flight planning or relied on as an official source of aeronautical information.