Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field frequencies
Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (LKR · KLKR) in Lancaster, SC has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 120.825
- 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
- CTAF 122.725
- 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 122.725
- 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.
Departure & arrival Charlotte
- App/Dep 120.05 (BARMY · BATTA · BEAVY +14 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.
What to say on 122.725
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KLKR, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.725 is not unique to Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Lancaster -Mc Whirter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 06, Lancaster -Mc Whirter.
- Entering the pattern
Lancaster -Mc Whirter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 06, Lancaster -Mc Whirter.
- Before taking the runway
Lancaster -Mc Whirter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 06, Lancaster -Mc Whirter.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KLKR traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KLKR publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (7 more)
| 120.05 | BARMY DP, BATTA DP, BEAVY DP, BOBZY DP, CHARLOTTE DP, DURST DP, ESTRR DP, ICONS DP, IRVVV DP, JOJJO DP, KERMIT DP, KILNS DP, KNIGHTS DP, KRITR DP, KWEEN DP, LILLS DP, WEAZL DP |
|---|---|
| 121.725 | APT REMARK 3 WITH GCO FREQ |
| 126.15 | RASLN STAR |
| 135.6 | JOOLS STAR |
| 282.325 | RASLN STAR |
| 307.8 | APCH/P DEP/P, BARMY DP, BATTA DP, BEAVY DP, BOBZY DP, CHARLOTTE DP, DURST DP, ESTRR DP, ICONS DP, IRVVV DP, JOJJO DP, KILNS DP, KNIGHTS DP, KRITR DP, KWEEN DP, LILLS DP, WEAZL DP |
| 377.15 | JOOLS STAR |
Every KLKR frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 120.825 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNICOM | 122.725 |
| App/Dep | 120.05 · BARMY · BATTA · BEAVY +14 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KLKR?
Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KLKR?
ASOS/AWOS at Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field is 120.825. 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 KLKR?
App/Dep for Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field is 120.05, working as "Charlotte" (BARMY · BATTA · BEAVY +14 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KLKR
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.