Elkhart Municipal Airport frequencies
Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKM · KEKM · EKI) in Elkhart, IN is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN.. 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 Elkhart Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KEKM tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN.. Outside those hours Elkhart Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.5, 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 KEKM airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Elkhart
- ASOS/AWOS 124.475
- 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 119.7 (WHEN ELKHART TWR CLSD), 121.8
- 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 Elkhart
- 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 119.5
- 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 South Bend
- App/Dep 118.55
- 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 119.5
- 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 127.55 (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.
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 257.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 307.175 | GOSHEN RCAG (LOW) |
Every KEKM frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 124.475 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 119.7 (WHEN ELKHART TWR CLSD), 121.8 |
| Ground | 121.8 |
| Tower | 119.5 |
| CTAF | 119.5 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 127.55 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 118.55 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KEKM?
Elkhart Municipal Airport tower is 119.5, calling "Elkhart Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN..
What frequency do I use at KEKM when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN., Elkhart Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.5 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 KEKM?
Ground control at Elkhart Municipal 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at KEKM?
ASOS/AWOS at Elkhart Municipal Airport is 124.475. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KEKM?
App/Dep for Elkhart Municipal Airport is 118.55, working as "South Bend". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KEKM?
Clearance delivery at Elkhart Municipal Airport is 119.7 (WHEN ELKHART TWR CLSD), 121.8. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KEKM
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.