Arlington Municipal Airport frequencies
Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY · KGKY) in Arlington, TX is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100. 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 Arlington Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KGKY tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Arlington Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 128.625, 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 KGKY airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Arlington
- ASOS/AWOS 127.375
- 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 118.85 (WHEN GKY TWR CLSD), 121.875
- 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 Arlington
- Ground 121.875
- 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 128.625
- 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 128.625
- 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.
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 KGKY frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 127.375 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 118.85 (WHEN GKY TWR CLSD), 121.875 |
| Ground | 121.875 |
| Tower | 128.625 |
| CTAF | 128.625 |
| App/Dep | 135.975 · LIKES · SWVAY arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KGKY?
Arlington Municipal Airport tower is 128.625, calling "Arlington Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.
What frequency do I use at KGKY when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100, Arlington Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 128.625 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 KGKY?
Ground control at Arlington Municipal Airport is 121.875. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KGKY?
ASOS/AWOS at Arlington Municipal Airport is 127.375. 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 KGKY?
App/Dep for Arlington Municipal 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.
Where do I get my clearance at KGKY?
Clearance delivery at Arlington Municipal Airport is 118.85 (WHEN GKY TWR CLSD), 121.875. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KGKY
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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