| Service | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Tower | 118.155 |
Verified against the UK eAIP, AIRAC 09/2026.
Prestwick has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.
Taxi
Prestwick Tower 118.155
Prestwick Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.
G-ABCD, taxi to holding point Alpha for runway two three, QNH one zero one five.
Taxi instructions, the runway in use and the pressure setting are all mandatory readbacks.
Readback
118.155
Taxi to holding point Alpha runway two three, QNH one zero one five, G-CD.
Read back what must be read back, and include your callsign — CAP 413 says a readback always carries it.
Departure
Prestwick Tower 118.155
G-CD, ready for departure.
G-CD, runway two three, cleared for take-off, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
Downwind
Prestwick Tower 118.155
G-CD, downwind.
G-CD, report final.
“Report final” is an instruction, so the answer is “Wilco”, never “Roger”.
Final and landing
Prestwick Tower 118.155
G-CD, final.
G-CD, runway two three, cleared to land, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
A landing clearance is read back in full.
Vacating
Prestwick Tower 118.155
G-CD, runway vacated.
G-CD, taxi to the apron.
Frequencies and procedures on this page are for training. Always check the current UK AIP and NOTAMs before flight. TowerTalk is a training aid and is not approved or endorsed by the CAA.