Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport frequencies

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW · KAFW) in Fort Worth, TX 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

All of Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Before taxi Alliance

ATIS 126.925
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 128.725
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 Alliance

Ground 132.65
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 120.825 (HELICOPTERS), 135.15
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 118.1 (MOTZA · WESAT 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.
By procedure & sector (12 more)
118.1BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, MOTZA STAR (SOUTH), NANDR RNAV DP, WESAT STAR (SOUTH)
124.3SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR
125.2DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR
125.8LIKES STAR (SOUTH), MOTZA STAR (NORTH), WESAT STAR (NORTH)
125.9DODJE STAR
135.975LIKES STAR (NORTH)
257.9LCL/P
257.95LIKES STAR
282.275SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR
306.2GND/P
306.95APCH/P DEP/P, BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, MOTZA STAR, NANDR RNAV DP, WESAT STAR
343.65DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR
Every KAFW frequency, as one table
ATIS126.925
Clearance128.725
Ground132.65
Tower120.825 (HELICOPTERS), 135.15
App/Dep118.1 · MOTZA · WESAT arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KAFW?

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport tower is 120.825 (HELICOPTERS), 135.15, calling "Alliance Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.

What is the ground frequency at KAFW?

Ground control at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport is 132.65. 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 KAFW?

ATIS at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport is 126.925. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KAFW?

App/Dep for Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport is 118.1, working as "Lone Star" (MOTZA · WESAT 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 KAFW?

Clearance delivery at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport is 128.725. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.