San Gabriel Valley Airport frequencies
San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT · KEMT) in El Monte, CA is a towered field, staffed 0800-2000. 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 San Gabriel Valley Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KEMT tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0800-2000. Outside those hours San Gabriel Valley Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 121.2, 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 KEMT airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi El Monte
- ATIS 118.75
- 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 118.75
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff El Monte
- Ground 125.9
- 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 121.2
- 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 Socal
- App/Dep 125.5 (SW-NORTH · initial contact)
- 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 121.2
- 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)
| 127.0 | CLASS C (NORTH-NE), SETER STAR, ZIGGY STAR |
|---|---|
| 318.2 | CLASS C (NORTH-NE), SETER STAR, ZIGGY STAR |
| 349.0 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (SW-NORTH) |
| 379.25 | APCH/P DEP/P (NE-EAST), CLASS C (NE-EAST) |
Every KEMT frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 118.75 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.75 |
| Ground | 125.9 |
| Tower | 121.2 |
| CTAF | 121.2 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| App/Dep | 125.5 · SW-NORTH · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KEMT?
San Gabriel Valley Airport tower is 121.2, calling "El Monte Tower". The tower is staffed 0800-2000.
What frequency do I use at KEMT when the tower is closed?
Outside 0800-2000, San Gabriel Valley Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 121.2 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 KEMT?
Ground control at San Gabriel Valley Airport is 125.9. 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 KEMT?
ATIS at San Gabriel Valley Airport is 118.75. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KEMT?
App/Dep for San Gabriel Valley Airport is 125.5, working as "Socal" (SW-NORTH · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KEMT
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.