Scholes International At Galveston Airport frequencies
Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS · KGLS) in Galveston, TX is a towered field, staffed 0600-1800. 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 Scholes International At Galveston Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KGLS tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-1800. Outside those hours Scholes International At Galveston Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 120.575, 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 KGLS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Galveston
- ASOS/AWOS 123.950
- 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 135.35 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
- 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 Galveston
- Ground 118.625
- 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 120.575
- 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 Houston
- App/Dep 134.45 (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 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 120.575
- 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.
By procedure & sector (11 more)
| 119.175 | TSHIRT STAR, TSHRT STAR |
|---|---|
| 119.625 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 120.05 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
| 121.3 | CESAN STAR |
| 124.225 | BLUBELL STAR |
| 134.45 | ALEXANDRIA DP, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 226.675 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 284.0 | ALEXANDRIA DP, APCH/P DEP/P, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 291.675 | TSHRT STAR |
| 306.975 | BLUBELL STAR |
| 379.1 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
Every KGLS frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 123.950 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 135.35 (WHEN TWR CLSD) |
| Ground | 118.625 |
| Tower | 120.575 |
| CTAF | 120.575 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 134.45 · ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KGLS?
Scholes International At Galveston Airport tower is 120.575, calling "Galveston Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-1800.
What frequency do I use at KGLS when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-1800, Scholes International At Galveston Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 120.575 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 KGLS?
Ground control at Scholes International At Galveston Airport is 118.625. 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 KGLS?
ASOS/AWOS at Scholes International At Galveston Airport is 123.950. 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 KGLS?
App/Dep for Scholes International At Galveston Airport is 134.45, working as "Houston" (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KGLS?
Clearance delivery at Scholes International At Galveston Airport is 135.35 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KGLS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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