El Paso International Airport frequencies

El Paso International Airport (ELP · KELP) in El Paso, TX is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

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Before taxi El Paso

ATIS 120.0
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 125.0
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 El Paso

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 118.3
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 El Paso

Departure 119.15 (ATKNN · JCOXX · LATVE +2 more departures)
Departure control is the radar facility working aircraft climbing out of the area. Tower hands you off after takeoff. Check in with your altitude leaving and your assigned altitude.

Arrival El Paso

Approach 119.15 (SOUTH-V16 · ATKNN · JCOXX · LATVE +2 more departures), 124.25 (NORTH-V16 · initial contact)
Approach control is the radar facility sequencing arrivals into the area. Call inbound for flight following or an instrument approach, with your position, altitude and request.

Also

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 122.6
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 (10 more)
119.15ATKNN DP, CLASS C, CLASS C (SOUTH-V16), JCOXX DP, LATVE DP, NEVUE DP, TDOWN DP
124.25CLASS C (NORTH-V16)
239.275LCL/P
243.0EMERG
254.3D-ATIS
263.0ATKNN DP, DEP/P, JCOXX DP, LATVE DP, NEVUE DP, TDOWN DP
298.85APCH/P IC (NORTH-V16), CLASS C (NORTH-V16)
348.6GND/P
353.5APCH/P (SOUTH-V16), CLASS C (SOUTH-V16)
379.1CD/P
Every KELP frequency, as one table
ATIS120.0
Clearance125.0
Ground121.9
Tower118.3
UNICOM122.95
Flight service122.6
Emergency121.5
Approach119.15 · SOUTH-V16 · ATKNN · JCOXX · LATVE +2 more departures
Approach124.25 · NORTH-V16 · initial contact
Departure119.15 · ATKNN · JCOXX · LATVE +2 more departures

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KELP?

El Paso International Airport tower is 118.3, calling "El Paso Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.

What is the ground frequency at KELP?

Ground control at El Paso International 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 KELP?

ATIS at El Paso International Airport is 120.0. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KELP?

Approach for El Paso International Airport is 119.15, working as "El Paso" (SOUTH-V16 · ATKNN · JCOXX · LATVE +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KELP?

Clearance delivery at El Paso International Airport is 125.0. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.