Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport frequencies
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (ESF · KESF) in Alexandria, LA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.425
- 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
- CTAF 122.8
- 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 122.8
- 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.
Departure & arrival Maks
- App/Dep 125.4
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KESF, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.8 is not unique to Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Esler Army Esler traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Esler Army Esler.
- Entering the pattern
Esler Army Esler traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Esler Army Esler.
- Before taking the runway
Esler Army Esler traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Esler Army Esler.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KESF traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KESF publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 254.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every KESF frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.425 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 125.4 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KESF?
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KESF?
ASOS/AWOS at Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport is 119.425. 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 KESF?
App/Dep for Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport is 125.4, working as "Maks". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KESF
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.