Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field frequencies
Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field (GIF · KGIF) in Winter Haven, FL has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 133.675
- 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 123.05
- 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 123.05
- 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 Tampa
- App/Dep 119.9 (secondary), 120.65
- 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 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KGIF, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Winter Haven - Gilbert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Winter Haven - Gilbert.
- Entering the pattern
Winter Haven - Gilbert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Winter Haven - Gilbert.
- Before taking the runway
Winter Haven - Gilbert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Winter Haven - Gilbert.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KGIF traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KGIF publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 121.725 | APT REMARK 7 WITH GCO FREQ |
|---|---|
| 290.3 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KGIF frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 133.675 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.05 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 119.9 · secondary |
| App/Dep | 120.65 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KGIF?
Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KGIF?
ASOS/AWOS at Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field is 133.675. 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 KGIF?
App/Dep for Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field is 119.9, working as "Tampa" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KGIF
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.