Alexandria International Airport frequencies
Alexandria International Airport (AEX · KAEX) in Alexandria, LA is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
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- ASOS/AWOS 123.975
- 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 121.9
- 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 Alexandria
- Ground 121.9
- 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 127.35
- 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 Maks
- App/Dep 125.4
- 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 127.35
- 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.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (4 more)
| 243.0 | EMERG |
|---|---|
| 254.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 269.2 | LCL/P |
| 372.0 | GND/P |
Every KAEX frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 123.975 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 121.9 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 127.35 |
| CTAF | 127.35 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.4 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KAEX?
Alexandria International Airport tower is 127.35, calling "Alexandria Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.
What is the ground frequency at KAEX?
Ground control at Alexandria International Airport is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KAEX?
ASOS/AWOS at Alexandria International Airport is 123.975. 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 KAEX?
App/Dep for Alexandria International Airport is 125.4, working as "Maks". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KAEX?
Clearance delivery at Alexandria International Airport is 121.9. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.