Westchester County Airport frequencies
Westchester County Airport (HPN · KHPN) in White Plains, NY is a towered field, staffed 0600-2300. 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 Westchester County Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KHPN tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-2300. Outside those hours Westchester County Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.575, 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 KHPN airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Westchester
- ATIS 133.8
- 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 126.4 (WHEN HPN TWR CLSD), 127.25
- 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 Westchester
- Ground 121.825
- 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 118.575
- 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 New York
- Departure 120.55
- 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 New York
- Approach 120.8 (2300-0700 · NOBBI · VALRE arrivals), 124.65 (secondary), 126.4 (0700-2300 · VALRE arrivals)
- 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
- CTAF 118.575
- 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 (9 more)
| 120.8 | NOBBI STAR, VALRE STAR |
|---|---|
| 124.075 | BOUNO STAR |
| 126.4 | VALRE STAR |
| 133.1 | BOUNO STAR |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.65 | APCH/P DEP/P, VALRE STAR |
| 284.65 | GND/S, LCL/P |
| 322.35 | NOBBI STAR |
| 343.75 | BOUNO STAR |
Every KHPN frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 133.8 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 126.4 (WHEN HPN TWR CLSD), 127.25 |
| Ground | 121.825 |
| Tower | 118.575 |
| CTAF | 118.575 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| Approach | 120.8 · 2300-0700 · NOBBI · VALRE arrivals |
| Approach | 124.65 · secondary |
| Approach | 126.4 · 0700-2300 · VALRE arrivals |
| Departure | 120.55 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KHPN?
Westchester County Airport tower is 118.575, calling "Westchester Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2300.
What frequency do I use at KHPN when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-2300, Westchester County Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.575 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 KHPN?
Ground control at Westchester County Airport is 121.825. 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 KHPN?
ATIS at Westchester County Airport is 133.8. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KHPN?
Approach for Westchester County Airport is 120.8, working as "New York" (2300-0700 · NOBBI · VALRE arrivals). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KHPN?
Clearance delivery at Westchester County Airport is 126.4 (WHEN HPN TWR CLSD), 127.25. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KHPN
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.