Fresno Chandler Executive Airport frequencies
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH · KFCH) in Fresno, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Fresno Chandler Executive Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 135.225
- 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 119.0
- 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
- CTAF 123.0
- 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 123.0
- 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 Fresno
- App/Dep 119.0
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Arrival Fresno
- Approach 119.6 (secondary)
- 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.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KFCH, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Fresno Chandler Executive Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Fresno Chandler Executive traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 12, Fresno Chandler Executive.
- Entering the pattern
Fresno Chandler Executive traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 12, Fresno Chandler Executive.
- Before taking the runway
Fresno Chandler Executive traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 12, Fresno Chandler Executive.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KFCH traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KFCH publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 323.25 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 351.95 | APCH/S |
Every KFCH frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 135.225 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 119.0 |
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Approach | 119.6 · secondary |
| App/Dep | 119.0 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KFCH?
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KFCH?
ASOS/AWOS at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport is 135.225. 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 KFCH?
Approach for Fresno Chandler Executive Airport is 119.6, working as "Fresno" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KFCH?
Clearance delivery at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport is 119.0. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KFCH
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.