Skyvector question

Hi everyone,

 

I am trying to learn about and use Skyvector.

 

Maybe I am missing something, but here is my question, please. I cannot see where it shows the ILS frequencies, at least for non-US airports.

 

For example, a quick Google search told me that Heathrow (EGLL) has these frequencies for the following runways:

 

For Rwy 27R (LOC/ILS), the frequency is 110.30

For Rwy 09L (GS/ILS), the frequency is 110.30

For Rwy 09R (GS/ILS), the frequency is 109.50

For Rwy 27L (GS/ILS), the frequency is 109.50

 

But I don't see this information on Skyvector.

 

Could someone please explain this.

 

Thank you.

 

Stanley

In the botton right corner of the Flight Plan window is a button labeled Nav Log. Click that and you should see the Airport Charts. It should be on that I would guess. Just started playing around with SkyVector, so I may be wrong.

Hi MikeF,

 

Thank you for your response. But no, the ILS frequencies are not on the Nav Log.

 

Stanley

Not on the log. Scroll down and you should get the airport charts below.

Hi MikeF,

 

Could you please upload an image of where I should be looking? I appreciate your response -- I really do -- but I just don't see the item to which you are referring.

 

Stanley

Notice the Flight Plan box in top left of map:

 

Click the Nav Log in bottom right of that box and it will bring up a new page:

 

Scroll down on that page like I did to get below the listing of the Airports and waypoints. You then will see the Charts

It seems ILS Frequencies (Approach Plates, SIDS STARS) are only available for the United States in skyvector

I use openAIP which has a simple search function and lists the ILS frequencies of all airports that have them: http://www.openaip.net/airports

If you want charts, you will need to go to each country (or the EuroUnion) AIP website. Some countries charge for charts.

 

Do an internet search with the country name and "AIP"

 

Here is the UK: https://www.nats.aero/do-it-online/ais/

Hi everyone,

 

I appreciate everyone's input.

 

Nothing is fully solving the problem.

 

However -- and this is important -- when I used to use FSX, all you had to do was click on the map for any airport in the world, and you would get all the communication and navigation frequencies in one, easy-to-use page. The page was called "facility information."

 

This feature that existed in FSX should be incorporated into FS2020.

 

Stanley

Edited October 10, 2020 by Stanley777

 

This feature that existed in FSX should be incorporated into FS2020.

 

Stanley

I whole-heartedly agree with you on that.

1. Type in a certain location indicator like "EDDM" for Munich and press "go"

 

2. Then you will get (below the input field) the name of the airport followed by an "i" für "information"

 

3. Press "i" and you will find a lot of frequencies

Hi christian2018,

 

Thank you very much for your response.

 

OK. I did what you said, and indeed a lot of frequencies came up.

 

But I am confused. Maybe it is my lack of knowledge. I typed eddm ils into my Google search bar, and here is what came up:

 

GS/ILS 109.50 08L

GS/ILS 109.30 08R

GS/ILS 108.30 26L

GS/ILS 108.70 26R

 

Not even one of these frequencies shows up in Skyvector, even proceeding as you say to do.

 

Could you, or anyone, please explain what is going on.

 

Thank you.

 

Stanley

It doesn't seem like it should be too hard for asobo to do that. They should of had flight simmers consulting with them when they wrote the program.

First, you are correct. MFS should have this information easily available. They don't.

 

Second, in the mean time, you will have to settle on third party apps to provide this information.

 

Third, only a suggestion, try Navigraph. It is a pay-to-play. I have used them for years.

 

I just did a google search, and there's a web site that has ils frequencies for all the airports in the world I think. It's called fsxmap.com.

If all you need are the ILS frequencies, try Quick ILS: https://flightsim.to/file/1629/quick-ils

It has it's own installer, works perfectly with MSFS and can be used in-flight.

Edited October 12, 2020 by tiger1962

Hi Tim,

 

Excellent. That Quick ILS is very helpful. The flightsim.to website impressed me so much, in fact, that I created an account and I also downloaded a set of liveries for my Beechcraft King Air 350i.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Stanley