Glacier Park International Airport frequencies
Glacier Park International Airport (GPI · KGPI · FCA) in Kalispell, MT is a towered field, staffed 0800-0000. 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 Glacier Park International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KGPI tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0800-0000. Outside those hours Glacier Park International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 124.55, 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 KGPI airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Glacier
- ATIS 132.625
- 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 132.625
- 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 Glacier
- Ground 121.6
- 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 124.55
- 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.
Also
- CTAF 124.55
- 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 122.95
- 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.
- Flight service 127.075 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 244.875 | LAKESIDE RCAG (LOW) |
|---|
Every KGPI frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 132.625 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 132.625 |
| Ground | 121.6 |
| Tower | 124.55 |
| CTAF | 124.55 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 127.075 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KGPI?
Glacier Park International Airport tower is 124.55, calling "Glacier Tower". The tower is staffed 0800-0000.
What frequency do I use at KGPI when the tower is closed?
Outside 0800-0000, Glacier Park International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 124.55 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 KGPI?
Ground control at Glacier Park International Airport is 121.6. 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 KGPI?
ATIS at Glacier Park International Airport is 132.625. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
More about KGPI
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.