Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field frequencies
Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (NYG · KNYG) in Quantico, VA is a towered field, staffed 1300-0200Z++ MON-THU; 1300-2200Z++ FRI; OPR SAT, SUN, AND HOL BY NOTAM ONLY.. 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 Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KNYG tower is closed
The tower is staffed 1300-0200Z++ MON-THU; 1300-2200Z++ FRI; OPR SAT, SUN, AND HOL BY NOTAM ONLY.. Outside those hours Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 118.6, 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 KNYG airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Taxi & takeoff Quantico
- Ground 121.75
- 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 118.6
- 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 Potomac
- App/Dep 127.05, 128.525 (WHEN NYG TWR CLSD · HYPER · PRTZL · WAYNZ arrivals)
- 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 118.6
- 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)
| 120.45 | TIKEE STAR |
|---|---|
| 126.75 | TRSTN STAR |
| 128.525 | HYPER STAR (091-240), PRTZL STAR (091-240), WAYNZ STAR (091-240) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 263.15 | ATIS |
| 290.375 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 306.925 | APCH/S DEP/S (WHEN NYG TWR CLSD), HYPER STAR (091-330), PRTZL STAR (091-330), TIKEE STAR, WAYNZ STAR (091-330) |
| 307.2 | TRSTN STAR |
| 340.2 | GND/P |
| 355.3 | BASE OPS, PMSV METRO |
| 360.2 | LCL/P |
Every KNYG frequency, as one table
| Ground | 121.75 |
|---|---|
| Tower | 118.6 |
| CTAF | 118.6 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 127.05 |
| App/Dep | 128.525 · WHEN NYG TWR CLSD · HYPER · PRTZL · WAYNZ arrivals |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KNYG?
Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field tower is 118.6, calling "Quantico Tower". The tower is staffed 1300-0200Z++ MON-THU; 1300-2200Z++ FRI; OPR SAT, SUN, AND HOL BY NOTAM ONLY..
What frequency do I use at KNYG when the tower is closed?
Outside 1300-0200Z++ MON-THU; 1300-2200Z++ FRI; OPR SAT, SUN, AND HOL BY NOTAM ONLY., Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 118.6 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 KNYG?
Ground control at Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field is 121.75. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the approach frequency for KNYG?
App/Dep for Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field is 127.05, working as "Potomac". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KNYG
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.