David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport frequencies
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH · KDWH) in Houston, TX is a towered field, staffed 0700-2200. 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KDWH tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2200. Outside those hours David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.4, 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 KDWH airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Hooks
- ATIS 128.375
- 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.
- ASOS/AWOS 128.375
- 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 119.45
- 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 Hooks
- Ground 121.8
- 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 118.4 (WEST), 127.4 (EAST)
- 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 Houston
- App/Dep 119.7 (PIEGY RNAV arrivals; ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +18 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 118.4
- 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 (10 more)
| 119.7 | ALEXANDRIA DP, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), INDIE RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), JUNCTION DP (RWY 35L, 35R), KARRR RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), LAKE CHARLES DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, PIEGY RNAV STAR, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP (RWY 35L, 35R), WYLSN RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R) |
|---|---|
| 120.05 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR |
| 123.8 | BORRN RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), HOODO RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), INDIE RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), JUNCTION DP (RWY 17L, 17R), KARRR RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), WATFO DP (RWY 17L, 17R), WYLSN RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R) |
| 124.35 | RIICE STAR |
| 239.0 | GND/P |
| 257.7 | BORRN RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), HOODO RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), INDIE RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), JUNCTION DP (RWY 17L, 17R), KARRR RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R), WATFO DP (RWY 17L, 17R), WYLSN RNAV DP (RWY 17L, 17R) |
| 281.4 | ALEXANDRIA DP, APCH/P DEP/P, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), INDIE RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), JUNCTION DP (RWY 35L, 35R), KARRR RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R), LAKE CHARLES DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, PIEGY RNAV STAR, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP (RWY 35L, 35R), WYLSN RNAV DP (RWY 35L, 35R) |
| 316.15 | RIICE STAR |
| 354.1 | LCL/P |
| 379.1 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR |
Every KDWH frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 128.375 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 128.375 |
| Clearance | 119.45 |
| Ground | 121.8 |
| Tower | 118.4 (WEST), 127.4 (EAST) |
| CTAF | 118.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| App/Dep | 119.7 · PIEGY RNAV arrivals; ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +18 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KDWH?
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport tower is 118.4 (WEST), 127.4 (EAST), calling "Hooks Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2200.
What frequency do I use at KDWH when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2200, David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.4 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 KDWH?
Ground control at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is 121.8. 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 KDWH?
ATIS at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is 128.375. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KDWH?
App/Dep for David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is 119.7, working as "Houston" (PIEGY RNAV arrivals; ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +18 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KDWH?
Clearance delivery at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is 119.45. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KDWH
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.