Central Nebraska Regional Airport frequencies
Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI · KGRI) in Grand Island, NE 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KGRI tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2000. Outside those hours Central Nebraska Regional Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.2, 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 KGRI airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Grand Island
- ATIS 127.4
- 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.
- Clearance 121.9
- 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 Grand Island
- Ground 121.9
- 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 118.2
- 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 118.2
- 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 119.4 (LOW), 122.4
- 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 (5 more)
| 38.3 | ARNG OPS |
|---|---|
| 140.5 | ARNG OPS |
| 242.4 | ARNG OPS |
| 259.3 | GND/P, LCL/P |
| 278.8 | HASTINGS RCAG (LOW) |
Every KGRI frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 127.4 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 121.9 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 118.2 |
| CTAF | 118.2 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 119.4 (LOW), 122.4 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KGRI?
Central Nebraska Regional Airport tower is 118.2, calling "Grand Island Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2000.
What frequency do I use at KGRI when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2000, Central Nebraska Regional Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.2 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 KGRI?
Ground control at Central Nebraska Regional Airport is 121.9. 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 KGRI?
ATIS at Central Nebraska Regional Airport is 127.4. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
Where do I get my clearance at KGRI?
Clearance delivery at Central Nebraska Regional Airport is 121.9. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KGRI
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.