Long Beach International Airport frequencies
Long Beach International Airport (LGB · KLGB) in Long Beach, CA is a towered field, staffed 0615-2345. 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 Long Beach International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KLGB tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0615-2345. Outside those hours Long Beach International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.4, 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 KLGB airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Long Beach
- ATIS 127.75
- 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 118.15
- 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 Long Beach
- Ground 133.0
- 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 119.4 (RWY 30 APCH, RWY 12 DEP), 120.5 (RWY 12 APCH, RWY 30 DEP)
- 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 Socal
- Departure 127.2 (ANAHEIM · FRITR · ZOOMM departures)
- 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 Socal
- Approach 125.35 (ANAHEIM · FRITR · HAWWC +2 more departures)
- 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 119.4
- 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 (15 more)
| 125.35 | ANAHEIM DP (RWY 08L, 08R, 12, VENTURA TRANSITION), FRITR DP (RWY 12), HAWWC DP (RWY 8L/R, RWY 12), TOPMM DP (RWY 12), ZOOMM DP (RWY 12) |
|---|---|
| 127.0 | EMMLN STAR |
| 127.2 | ANAHEIM DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30, HECTOR, LAKE HUGHES), FRITR DP (RWY 26R, RWY 30), ZOOMM DP (RWY 26R, 30), ZOOMM DP (RWY 26R, RWY 30) |
| 127.4 | BAUBB STAR, PCIFC STAR, TANDY STAR |
| 134.0 | DSNEE STAR, ROOBY STAR |
| 134.9 | ANAHEIM DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30 VENTURA TRANSITION), CLASS B, HAWWC DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30), TOPMM DP (RWY 26R, RWY 30) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.6 | GND/P, LCL/P |
| 263.025 | BAUBB STAR, PCIFC STAR, TANDY STAR |
| 269.6 | ANHEIM DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30 HECTOR, LAKE HUGES TRANSITION), DEP/P, FRITR DP (RWY 26R, RWY 30), ZOOMM DP (RWY 29R, RWY 30) |
| 278.3 | DSNEE STAR, ROOBY STAR |
| 316.125 | ANAHEIM DP (RWY 8L/R, RWY 12 VENTRA TRANSITION), ANAHEIM DP (RWY 8L/R, RWY 12 HECTOR OR LAKE HUGES TRANSITION), APCH/P, FRITR DP (RWY 12), HAWWC DP (RWY 8L/R, RWY 12), TOPMM DP (RWY 12), ZOOMM DP (RWY 12) |
| 318.2 | EMMLN STAR |
| 350.325 | DEP/P (RWY 08) |
| 360.7 | ANAHEIM DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30 VENTURA TRANSITION), HAWWC DP (RWY 26L/R, RWY 30), TOPMM DP (RWY 26R, RWY 30) |
Every KLGB frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 127.75 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 118.15 |
| Ground | 133.0 |
| Tower | 119.4 (RWY 30 APCH, RWY 12 DEP), 120.5 (RWY 12 APCH, RWY 30 DEP) |
| CTAF | 119.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| Approach | 125.35 · ANAHEIM · FRITR · HAWWC +2 more departures |
| Departure | 127.2 · ANAHEIM · FRITR · ZOOMM departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KLGB?
Long Beach International Airport tower is 119.4 (RWY 30 APCH, RWY 12 DEP), 120.5 (RWY 12 APCH, RWY 30 DEP), calling "Long Beach Tower". The tower is staffed 0615-2345.
What frequency do I use at KLGB when the tower is closed?
Outside 0615-2345, Long Beach International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.4 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 KLGB?
Ground control at Long Beach International Airport is 133.0. 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 KLGB?
ATIS at Long Beach International Airport is 127.75. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KLGB?
Approach for Long Beach International Airport is 125.35, working as "Socal" (ANAHEIM · FRITR · HAWWC +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KLGB?
Clearance delivery at Long Beach International Airport is 118.15. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KLGB
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.