Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field frequencies
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH · KLYH) in Lynchburg, VA is a towered field, staffed 0630-2230. 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 Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KLYH tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0630-2230. Outside those hours Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 127.65, 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 KLYH airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Lynchburg
- ATIS 119.8
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff Lynchburg
- Ground 121.9
- 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 127.65
- 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 Roanoke
- App/Dep 125.475 (EAST OF LYH VORTAC), 135.0 (WEST OF LYH VORTAC · initial contact)
- 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 127.65
- 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 (3 more)
| 243.0 | EMERG |
|---|---|
| 254.325 | APCH/P DEP/P IC |
| 257.8 | LCL/P |
Every KLYH frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 119.8 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 127.65 |
| CTAF | 127.65 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.475 · EAST OF LYH VORTAC |
| App/Dep | 135.0 · WEST OF LYH VORTAC · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KLYH?
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field tower is 127.65, calling "Lynchburg Tower". The tower is staffed 0630-2230.
What frequency do I use at KLYH when the tower is closed?
Outside 0630-2230, Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 127.65 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 KLYH?
Ground control at Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field is 121.9. 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 KLYH?
ATIS at Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field is 119.8. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KLYH?
App/Dep for Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field is 125.475, working as "Roanoke" (EAST OF LYH VORTAC). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KLYH
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.