Wheeling Ohio County Airport frequencies
Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG · KHLG) in Wheeling, WV is a towered field, staffed 0700-2200 MON-FRI; 1000-2000 SAT-SUN. 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 Wheeling Ohio County Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KHLG tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2200 MON-FRI; 1000-2000 SAT-SUN. Outside those hours Wheeling Ohio County Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.1, 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 KHLG airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Wheeling
- ASOS/AWOS 127.375
- 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 125.275 (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 Wheeling
- Ground 121.75
- 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 118.1
- 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 Pittsburgh
- App/Dep 125.275
- 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 118.1
- 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.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (4 more)
| 119.35 | CLASS B |
|---|---|
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.8 | LCL/P |
| 285.575 | APCH/P DEP/P, CLASS B |
Every KHLG frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 127.375 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 125.275 (WHEN TWR CLSD) |
| Ground | 121.75 |
| Tower | 118.1 |
| CTAF | 118.1 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.275 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KHLG?
Wheeling Ohio County Airport tower is 118.1, calling "Wheeling Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2200 MON-FRI; 1000-2000 SAT-SUN.
What frequency do I use at KHLG when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2200 MON-FRI; 1000-2000 SAT-SUN, Wheeling Ohio County Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.1 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 KHLG?
Ground control at Wheeling Ohio County Airport is 121.75. 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 KHLG?
ASOS/AWOS at Wheeling Ohio County Airport is 127.375. 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 KHLG?
App/Dep for Wheeling Ohio County Airport is 125.275, working as "Pittsburgh". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KHLG?
Clearance delivery at Wheeling Ohio County Airport is 125.275 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KHLG
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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