Valley International Airport frequencies
Valley International Airport (HRL · KHRL) in Harlingen, TX is a towered field, staffed 0600-0000. 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 Valley International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KHRL tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-0000. Outside those hours Valley International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.3, 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 KHRL airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Harlingen
- ATIS 124.85
- 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.
- ASOS/AWOS 124.85
- 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 Harlingen
- 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 119.3
- 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 Valley
- App/Dep 120.7
- 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 119.3
- 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 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.
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 120.7 | CLASS C |
|---|---|
| 279.5 | APCH/P DEP/P, CLASS C |
| 317.6 | LCL/P |
Every KHRL frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 124.85 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 124.85 |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 119.3 |
| CTAF | 119.3 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| App/Dep | 120.7 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KHRL?
Valley International Airport tower is 119.3, calling "Harlingen Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-0000.
What frequency do I use at KHRL when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-0000, Valley International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.3 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 KHRL?
Ground control at Valley International 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 ATIS frequency at KHRL?
ATIS at Valley International Airport is 124.85. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KHRL?
App/Dep for Valley International Airport is 120.7, working as "Valley". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KHRL
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.