KSDL Scottsdale ATC simulator

Work Scottsdale Tower 119.9 and Ground 121.6 at Scottsdale (KSDL), Scottsdale, Arizona. The layout is digitized from the FAA airport diagram; general aviation traffic taxis, pushes, takes off and lands while AI pilots read back your clearances by voice.

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Runways at KSDL

Configurations you'll run in the simulator: Runway 3, Runway 21. Runway in use follows live METAR wind.

Taxiways you'll use

• A
• A1
• A2
• A3
• A4
• A5
• A6
• A7
• A8
• A9
• A10
• A11
• A12
• A14
• A15
• A16
• B
• B1
• B5
• B6
• B7
• B10
• B11
• B12
• B16
• C

Layout notes

Scottsdale Airport (KSDL), a busy Class D under the Phoenix Class B, single runway 3/21 (8,249 ft). Full-length parallel taxiway A runs on the west side with runway connectors A1 (runway 3 end), A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, A10, A12, A14, A15, A16 (runway 21 end); A8 and A11 lead into the GA transient ramp. Full-length parallel taxiway B runs on the east side with connectors B1, B5, B6, B7, B10, B11, B12, B16; A1/B1, A5/B5, A6/B6, A7/B7, A10/B10, A12/B12 and A16/B16 are runway crossings. Taxiway C leads from B to the east FBO. Ground 121.6, Tower 119.9. Mostly GA, flight training and business jets.

Parking and ramps

12 parking positions across 3 ramps: West FBO Ramp, Transient Ramp, East FBO Ramp.

Frequencies in the simulator

What you practice here

• Taxi clearances with routes and hold-short instructions, and runway crossings.
• VFR traffic pattern work, touch-and-goes and VFR departures.
• Line up and wait, takeoff and landing clearances, and go-arounds.
• Readback correction: pilots sometimes get it wrong, and you have to catch it.

New to ATC? Read the ATC phraseology guide first.

Simulation for training and entertainment. Frequencies and layouts are approximate; always use current FAA publications for real operations.