Fort Worth Spinks Airport frequencies
Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS · KFWS) in Fort Worth, TX is a towered field, staffed 0700-2000. 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 Fort Worth Spinks Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KFWS tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2000. Outside those hours Fort Worth Spinks Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 124.625, 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 KFWS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Spinks
- ATIS 120.025
- 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 120.025
- 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 Spinks
- Ground 119.475
- 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 124.625
- 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 Lone Star
- App/Dep 135.975 (LIKES · SWVAY arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures)
- 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 124.625
- 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 122.7
- 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 (11 more)
| 118.1 | MOTZA STAR (SOUTH), WESAT STAR (SOUTH) |
|---|---|
| 124.3 | SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR |
| 125.2 | DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR |
| 125.8 | LIKES STAR (SOUTH), MOTZA STAR (NORTH), WESAT STAR (NORTH) |
| 125.9 | DODJE STAR |
| 135.975 | BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, LIKES STAR (NORTH), NANDR RNAV DP, SWVAY STAR |
| 257.95 | LIKES STAR |
| 282.275 | SASIE STAR, TRUUK RNAV STAR |
| 306.95 | MOTZA STAR, WESAT STAR |
| 343.65 | DODJE STAR, REEKO STAR |
| 379.9 | APCH/P DEP/P, BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP, GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, NANDR RNAV DP, SWVAY STAR |
Every KFWS frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 120.025 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 120.025 |
| Ground | 119.475 |
| Tower | 124.625 |
| CTAF | 124.625 |
| UNICOM | 122.7 |
| App/Dep | 135.975 · LIKES · SWVAY arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KFWS?
Fort Worth Spinks Airport tower is 124.625, calling "Spinks Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2000.
What frequency do I use at KFWS when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2000, Fort Worth Spinks Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 124.625 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 KFWS?
Ground control at Fort Worth Spinks Airport is 119.475. 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 KFWS?
ATIS at Fort Worth Spinks Airport is 120.025. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KFWS?
App/Dep for Fort Worth Spinks Airport is 135.975, working as "Lone Star" (LIKES · SWVAY arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KFWS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.