Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport frequencies
Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (HIG · KHIG) in Higginsville, MO has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherTaxi & takeoff
- CTAF 122.8
- 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 122.8
- 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 Whiteman
- Departure 125.925
- Departure control is the radar facility working aircraft climbing out of the area. Tower hands you off after takeoff. Check in with your altitude leaving and your assigned altitude.
Arrival Whiteman
- Approach 127.45
- Approach control is the radar facility sequencing arrivals into the area. Call inbound for flight following or an instrument approach, with your position, altitude and request.
Also
- Flight service 135.575 (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.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KHIG, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Higginsville Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Higginsville Industrial.
- Entering the pattern
Higginsville Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Higginsville Industrial.
- Before taking the runway
Higginsville Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Higginsville Industrial.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KHIG traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KHIG publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 284.0 | APCH/P |
|---|---|
| 323.15 | KNOB NOSTER RCAG (LOW) |
| 343.65 | DEP/P |
Every KHIG frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 135.575 (LOW) |
| Approach | 127.45 |
| Departure | 125.925 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KHIG?
Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for KHIG?
Approach for Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport is 127.45, working as "Whiteman". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KHIG
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.