Hickory Regional Airport frequencies
Hickory Regional Airport (HKY · KHKY) in Hickory, NC 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 Hickory Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KHKY tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Hickory Regional Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 128.15, 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 KHKY airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Hickory
- ASOS/AWOS 118.325
- 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 121.7
- 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 Hickory
- Ground 121.7
- 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 128.15
- 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 128.15
- 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.
- Flight service 125.15 (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)
| 263.0 | HICKORY RCAG (LOW) |
|---|
Every KHKY frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.325 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 121.7 |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 128.15 |
| CTAF | 128.15 |
| Flight service | 125.15 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KHKY?
Hickory Regional Airport tower is 128.15, calling "Hickory Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.
What frequency do I use at KHKY when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100, Hickory Regional Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 128.15 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 KHKY?
Ground control at Hickory Regional Airport is 121.7. 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 KHKY?
ASOS/AWOS at Hickory Regional Airport is 118.325. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
Where do I get my clearance at KHKY?
Clearance delivery at Hickory Regional Airport is 121.7. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KHKY
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.