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Frequency or frequency band	Subpart	Class of station	Remarks
108.000 MHz	Q	Radionavigation land test
108.000-108.050 MHz	Q	VHF omni-range	VHF omni-range (VOR) [87.475(b)(5)]
108.050 MHz	Q	Radionavigation land test
108.050-108.100 MHz	Q	VHF omni-range	VHF omni-range (VOR) [87.475(b)(5)]
108.100 MHz	Q	Radionavigation land test
108.100-108.150 MHz	Q	Localizer	ILS localizer [87.475(b)(4)]
108.150 MHz	Q	Radionavigation land test
108.150-111.950 MHz	Q	Localizer	ILS localizer [87.475(b)(4)]
111.950-117.950 MHz	Q	VHF omni-range	VHF omni-range (VOR) [87.475(b)(5)]
118.000-121.400 MHz	O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	25 kHz channel spacing
121.500 MHz	G, H, I, J, K, M, O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical enroute, Flight test, Aviation support, Airport control tower, Aeronautical multicom, Civil Air Patrol	Emergency and distress [87.195]. Maritime Radiodetermination [80.375]
121.600-121.925 MHz	O, L, Q	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Aeronautical utility mobile, Radionavigation land test	25 kHz channel spacing
121.950 MHz	K	Aviation support
121.975 MHz	F	Private aircraft only, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
122.000 MHz	F	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private)	Air carrier and private aircraft enroute flight advisory service provided by FAA
122.025 MHz	F	Private aircraft only, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
122.050 MHz	F	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private)	Air traffic control operations
122.075 MHz	F	Private aircraft only, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
122.100 MHz	F, O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower	Air traffic control operations
122.125-122.675 MHz	F	Private aircraft only	Air traffic control operations; 25 kHz spacing
122.700 MHz	G, L	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
122.725 MHz	G, L	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
122.750 MHz	F	Private aircraft only	Private fixed wing aircraft air-to-air communications
122.775 MHz	K	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aviation support
122.800 MHz	G, L	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
122.825 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
122.850 MHz	H, K,	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical multicom, Aviation support
122.875 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
122.900 MHz	F, H, L, M	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical search and rescue, Aeronautical multicom, Aeronautical utility mobile
122.925 MHz	H	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical multicom
122.950 MHz	G, L	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with full-time control tower [87.217]; Aeronautical utility stations
122.975 MHz	G, L	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
123.000 MHz	G, L	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
123.025 MHz	F	Private aircraft only	Helicopter air-to-air communications; Air traffic control operations
123.050 MHz	G, L	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
123.075 MHz	G, L	Private aircraft only, Aeronautical advisory (unicom), Aeronautical utility mobile	Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations
123.100 MHz	M, O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Aeronautical search and rescue
123.125 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test	Itinerant
123.150 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test	Itinerant
123.175 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test	Itinerant
123.200 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.225 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.250 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.275 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.300 MHz	K	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aviation support
123.325 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.350 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.375 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.400 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test	Itinerant
123.425 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.450 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.475 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.500 MHz	K	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aviation support
123.525 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.550 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test
123.575 MHz	J	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Flight test	Itinerant
123.6-128.8 MHz	O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	25 kHz channel spacing
128.825-132.000 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF; 25 kHz channel spacing
132.025-135.975 MHz	O	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	25 kHz channel spacing
136.000-136.075 MHz	O, S	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
136.100 MHz			Reserved for future unicom or AWOS
136.125-136.175 MHz	O, S	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
136.200 MHz			Reserved for future unicom or AWOS
136.225-136.250 MHz	O, S	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
136.275 MHz			Reserved for future unicom or AWOS
136.300-136.350 MHz	O, S	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
136.375 MHz			Reserved for future unicom or AWOS
136.400-136.450 MHz	O, S	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Airport control tower, Automatic weather observation	Air traffic control operations
136.475 MHz			Reserved for future unicom or AWOS
136.500-136.600 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.625 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.650 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.675 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.700 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.725 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.750 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.775 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.800 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.825 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.850 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.875 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.900 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.925 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.950 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF
136.975 MHz	I	Aircraft (Air carrier and Private), Aeronautical enroute	Domestic VHF

This chart derived from section 87.173 of the F.C.C. Rules.

Other charts of the aircraft band:

Frequency Allocation Table, 118 -137 MHz from PerCon Corp.

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Last update: 970510

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