Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) frequencies

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (NIP · KNIP) in Jacksonville, FL is a towered field, staffed 24 HRS. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENT ARPT INFO. CLOSURES PUBLISHED VIA NOTAM.. 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 Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

When the KNIP tower is closed

The tower is staffed 24 HRS. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENT ARPT INFO. CLOSURES PUBLISHED VIA NOTAM.. Outside those hours Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 125.15, 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 KNIP airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.

Before taxi Navy Jacksonville

ATIS 124.35: 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 119.275: 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 Navy Jacksonville

Ground 128.6: 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 125.15: 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 Jacksonville

App/Dep 127.775: One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Arrival Jacksonville

Approach 127.775: 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 125.15: 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.
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 (11 more)

127.0	ALCRN STAR
243.0	EMERG
269.9	ALCRN STAR
290.425	ATIS
307.325	LCL/S
336.4	GND/P
340.2	LCL/P
343.5	PMSV METRO
353.675	CD/P
377.075	APCH/P DEP/P
6723.0	ATCOM

Every KNIP frequency, as one table

ATIS	124.35
ASOS/AWOS	119.275
Ground	128.6
Tower	125.15
CTAF	125.15
Emergency	121.5
Approach	127.775
App/Dep	127.775

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KNIP?

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) tower is 125.15, calling "Navy Jacksonville Tower". The tower is staffed 24 HRS. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENT ARPT INFO. CLOSURES PUBLISHED VIA NOTAM..

What frequency do I use at KNIP when the tower is closed?

Outside 24 HRS. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENT ARPT INFO. CLOSURES PUBLISHED VIA NOTAM., Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 125.15 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 KNIP?

Ground control at Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is 128.6. 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 KNIP?

ATIS at Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is 124.35. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KNIP?

Approach for Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is 127.775, working as "Jacksonville". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

More about KNIP

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.