Asheville Regional Airport frequencies
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL · KAVL) in Asheville, NC is a towered field, staffed 0630-2300. 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 Asheville Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KAVL tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0630-2300. Outside those hours Asheville Regional Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 121.1, 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 KAVL airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Asheville
- ATIS 120.2
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff Asheville
- 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 121.1
- 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 Asheville
- App/Dep 124.65 (080-299 · ASHEVILLE departures), 125.8 (300-079 · ASHEVILLE 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 121.1
- 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.
- Flight service 132.625 (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.
- 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 (7 more)
| 124.65 | ASHEVILLE DP (RWY 17), CLASS C (080-299) |
|---|---|
| 125.8 | ASHEVILLE DP (RWY 35), CLASS C (300-079) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.8 | LCL/P |
| 269.575 | APCH/P DEP/P (300-079), ASHEVILLE DP (RWY 35), CLASS C (300-079) |
| 351.8 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (080-299), ASHEVILLE DP (RWY 17), CLASS C (080-299) |
| 353.625 | SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN RCAG (LOW) |
Every KAVL frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 120.2 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 121.1 |
| CTAF | 121.1 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 132.625 (LOW) |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 124.65 · 080-299 · ASHEVILLE departures |
| App/Dep | 125.8 · 300-079 · ASHEVILLE departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KAVL?
Asheville Regional Airport tower is 121.1, calling "Asheville Tower". The tower is staffed 0630-2300.
What frequency do I use at KAVL when the tower is closed?
Outside 0630-2300, Asheville Regional Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 121.1 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 KAVL?
Ground control at Asheville Regional 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 ATIS frequency at KAVL?
ATIS at Asheville Regional Airport is 120.2. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KAVL?
App/Dep for Asheville Regional Airport is 124.65, working as "Asheville" (080-299 · ASHEVILLE departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KAVL
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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