Danbury Municipal Airport frequencies
Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR · KDXR) in Danbury, CT 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 Danbury Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KDXR tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2200. Outside those hours Danbury Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.4, 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 KDXR airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Danbury
- ATIS 127.75
- 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 127.75
- 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 128.6 (WHEN DXR 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 Danbury
- Ground 121.6
- 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 119.4
- 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 New York
- App/Dep 126.4 (VALRE arrivals)
- 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 119.4
- 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 (4 more)
| 120.8 | NOBBI STAR, VALRE STAR |
|---|---|
| 126.4 | VALRE STAR |
| 257.65 | APCH/P DEP/P, VALRE STAR |
| 322.35 | NOBBI STAR |
Every KDXR frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 127.75 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 127.75 |
| Clearance | 128.6 (WHEN DXR TWR CLSD) |
| Ground | 121.6 |
| Tower | 119.4 |
| CTAF | 119.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| App/Dep | 126.4 · VALRE arrivals |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KDXR?
Danbury Municipal Airport tower is 119.4, calling "Danbury Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2200.
What frequency do I use at KDXR when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2200, Danbury Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.4 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 KDXR?
Ground control at Danbury Municipal Airport is 121.6. 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 KDXR?
ATIS at Danbury Municipal Airport is 127.75. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KDXR?
App/Dep for Danbury Municipal Airport is 126.4, working as "New York" (VALRE arrivals). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KDXR?
Clearance delivery at Danbury Municipal Airport is 128.6 (WHEN DXR TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KDXR
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.