Pensacola International Airport frequencies
Pensacola International Airport (PNS · KPNS) in Pensacola, FL is a towered field, staffed 0530-2300. 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 Pensacola International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KPNS tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0530-2300. Outside those hours Pensacola International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.9, 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 KPNS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Pensacola
- ATIS 121.25
- 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 121.25
- 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.
- Clearance 123.725
- 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 Pensacola
- 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 119.9
- 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 Pensacola
- App/Dep 118.6 (251-339), 119.0 (340-159 · initial contact), 124.05 (secondary), 132.1 (secondary)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Departure Pensacola
- Departure 125.35
- 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.
Also
- CTAF 119.9
- 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 (11 more)
| 118.6 | CLASS C (251-339) |
|---|---|
| 119.0 | CLASS C (340-159) |
| 120.65 | CLASS C (160-250) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 256.875 | CD/P |
| 257.8 | LCL/P |
| 269.375 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (340-159), CLASS C (340-159) |
| 270.8 | CLASS C (160-250) |
| 348.6 | CD PRE TAXI CLNC, CD/S, GND/P |
| 351.825 | APCH/P DEP/P (251-339), CLASS C (251-339) |
| 360.725 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KPNS frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 121.25 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 121.25 |
| Clearance | 123.725 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Tower | 119.9 |
| CTAF | 119.9 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 118.6 · 251-339 |
| App/Dep | 119.0 · 340-159 · initial contact |
| App/Dep | 124.05 · secondary |
| App/Dep | 132.1 · secondary |
| Departure | 125.35 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KPNS?
Pensacola International Airport tower is 119.9, calling "Pensacola Tower". The tower is staffed 0530-2300.
What frequency do I use at KPNS when the tower is closed?
Outside 0530-2300, Pensacola International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.9 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 KPNS?
Ground control at Pensacola International Airport 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 KPNS?
ATIS at Pensacola International Airport is 121.25. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KPNS?
App/Dep for Pensacola International Airport is 118.6, working as "Pensacola" (251-339). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KPNS?
Clearance delivery at Pensacola International Airport is 123.725. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KPNS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.