Mesquite Metro Airport frequencies
Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ · KHQZ) in Mesquite, TX 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 Mesquite Metro Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KHQZ tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Mesquite Metro Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 120.3, 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 KHQZ airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Mesquite
- ASOS/AWOS 118.175
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff Mesquite
- Ground 118.85
- 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 120.3
- 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 Lone Star
- App/Dep 125.2 (YEAGR arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures)
- 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 120.3
- 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 123.05
- 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.
By procedure & sector (11 more)
| 118.1 | GREGS STAR, HERBZ STAR, JFRYE STAR |
|---|---|
| 124.3 | DALLAS AREA DP (NORTH), FINGR STAR, NANDR RNAV DP (RWY 36) |
| 125.025 | EESAT STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 125.2 | BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP (SOUTH), GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, NANDR RNAV DP (RWY 18), YEAGR STAR |
| 125.275 | EESAT STAR, FINGR STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 135.975 | SWVAY STAR |
| 282.275 | DALLAS AREA DP (NORTH), FINGR STAR, NANDR RNAV DP (RWY 36) |
| 306.95 | GREGS STAR, HERBZ STAR, JFRYE STAR |
| 308.4 | EESAT STAR, FINGR STAR, LOADS STAR, SLANT STAR |
| 343.65 | APCH/P DEP/P, BOTCH DP, DALLAS AREA DP (SOUTH), GARLAND DP, JOE POOL DP, NANDR RNAV DP (RWY 18), YEAGR STAR |
| 379.9 | SWVAY STAR |
Every KHQZ frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.175 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 118.85 |
| Tower | 120.3 |
| CTAF | 120.3 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 125.2 · YEAGR arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KHQZ?
Mesquite Metro Airport tower is 120.3, calling "Mesquite Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.
What frequency do I use at KHQZ when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100, Mesquite Metro Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 120.3 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 KHQZ?
Ground control at Mesquite Metro Airport is 118.85. 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 KHQZ?
ASOS/AWOS at Mesquite Metro Airport is 118.175. 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 KHQZ?
App/Dep for Mesquite Metro Airport is 125.2, working as "Lone Star" (YEAGR arrivals; BOTCH · DALLAS AREA · GARLAND +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KHQZ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.