Addison Airport frequencies
Addison Airport (ADS · KADS) in Dallas, TX is a towered field, staffed 0600-2200. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Addison Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KADS tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-2200. Outside those hours Addison Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 126.0, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KADS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Addison
- ATIS 133.4
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- Clearance 119.55
- 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 Addison
- Ground 121.6
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 126.0
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Lone Star
- App/Dep 124.3 (FINGR · SASIE arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures)
- 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
- CTAF 126.0
- 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 122.95
- 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.
By procedure & sector (12 more)
| 118.1 | GREGS STAR, HERBZ STAR, JFRYE STAR |
|---|---|
| 124.3 | BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, FINGR STAR, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, NANDR RNAV DP, SASIE STAR |
| 125.025 | EESAT STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 125.2 | YEAGR STAR |
| 125.275 | EESAT STAR, FINGR STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 135.975 | SWVAY STAR |
| 239.0 | LCL/P |
| 282.275 | APCH/P DEP/P, BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, FINGR STAR, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, NANDR RNAV DP, SASIE STAR |
| 306.95 | GREGS STAR, HERBZ STAR, JFRYE STAR |
| 308.4 | EESAT STAR, FINGR STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 343.65 | YEAGR STAR |
| 379.9 | SWVAY STAR |
Every KADS frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 133.4 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 119.55 |
| Ground | 121.6 |
| Tower | 126.0 |
| CTAF | 126.0 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| App/Dep | 124.3 · FINGR · SASIE arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KADS?
Addison Airport tower is 126.0, calling "Addison Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2200.
What frequency do I use at KADS when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-2200, Addison Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 126.0 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KADS?
Ground control at Addison Airport is 121.6. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KADS?
ATIS at Addison Airport is 133.4. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KADS?
App/Dep for Addison Airport is 124.3, working as "Lone Star" (FINGR · SASIE arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KADS?
Clearance delivery at Addison Airport is 119.55. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KADS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.