Portsmouth International Airport at Pease frequencies
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM · KPSM) in Portsmouth, NH is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
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- ATIS 132.05
- 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 Portsmouth
- Ground 120.95
- 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 128.4
- 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 Boston
- App/Dep 125.05 (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.
Departure Boston
- Departure 125.05
- 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
- 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 (12 more)
| 116.5/112X | PSM DME |
|---|---|
| 141.95 | ANG OPS |
| 227.125 | GCA |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 269.0 | LCL/P |
| 269.4 | APCH/P DEP/P IC |
| 273.5 | ATIS |
| 275.8 | GND/P |
| 291.0 | DEP/P |
| 323.8 | ANG OPS |
| 335.8 | CD/P |
| 395.8 | DEP/P |
Every KPSM frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 132.05 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 120.95 |
| Tower | 128.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.05 · initial contact |
| Departure | 125.05 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KPSM?
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease tower is 128.4, calling "Portsmouth Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.
What is the ground frequency at KPSM?
Ground control at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease is 120.95. 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 KPSM?
ATIS at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease is 132.05. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KPSM?
App/Dep for Portsmouth International Airport at Pease is 125.05, working as "Boston" (initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KPSM
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.