Aurora Municipal Airport frequencies
Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR · KARR · AUZ) in Chicago/Aurora, IL is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100. 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 Aurora Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KARR tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Aurora Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 120.6, 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 KARR airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Aurora
- ATIS 125.85
- 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 121.7 (WHEN AURORA TWR CLSD)
- 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 Aurora
- Ground 121.7
- 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 120.6
- 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 Chicago
- App/Dep 133.5
- 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
- CTAF 120.6
- 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.
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 349.0 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every KARR frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 125.85 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 121.7 (WHEN AURORA TWR CLSD) |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 120.6 |
| CTAF | 120.6 |
| App/Dep | 133.5 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KARR?
Aurora Municipal Airport tower is 120.6, calling "Aurora Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.
What frequency do I use at KARR when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100, Aurora Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 120.6 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 KARR?
Ground control at Aurora Municipal Airport is 121.7. 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 KARR?
ATIS at Aurora Municipal Airport is 125.85. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KARR?
App/Dep for Aurora Municipal Airport is 133.5, working as "Chicago". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KARR?
Clearance delivery at Aurora Municipal Airport is 121.7 (WHEN AURORA TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KARR
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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