Kent State University Airport frequencies
Kent State University Airport (1G3) in Kent, OH has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Kent State University Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.15
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
- Clearance 125.65
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 122.725
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.725
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Cleveland
- App/Dep 125.5
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 120.6 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.725
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 1G3, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.725 is not unique to Kent State University Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Kent State University traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Kent State University.
- Entering the pattern
Kent State University traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Kent State University.
- Before taking the runway
Kent State University traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Kent State University.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 1G3 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 1G3 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (4 more)
| 126.55 | BRWNZ STAR |
|---|---|
| 346.325 | BRWNZ STAR |
| 371.875 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 379.275 | MOUNT HOPE RCAG (LOW) |
Every 1G3 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.15 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 125.65 |
| CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNICOM | 122.725 |
| Flight service | 120.6 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 125.5 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 1G3?
Kent State University Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 1G3?
ASOS/AWOS at Kent State University Airport is 119.15. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 1G3?
App/Dep for Kent State University Airport is 125.5, working as "Cleveland". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at 1G3?
Clearance delivery at Kent State University Airport is 125.65. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about 1G3
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.