Orlando Sanford International Airport frequencies
Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB · KSFB) in Orlando, FL is a towered field, staffed 0630-2300. 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 Orlando Sanford International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KSFB tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0630-2300. Outside those hours Orlando Sanford International Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 120.3, 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 KSFB airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Sanford
- ATIS 125.975
- 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 125.975
- 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 121.35 (WHEN SFB TWR CLSD), 123.975
- 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 Sanford
- Ground 121.35
- 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 120.3 (primary), 135.25 (secondary)
- 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 Orlando
- App/Dep 125.225 (SOUTH · TTHOR arrivals), 135.3 (NORTH · SANFORD departures)
- 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 120.3
- 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 (14 more)
| 118.85 | TTHOR STAR |
|---|---|
| 124.8 | ALYNA STAR |
| 125.225 | CLASS C (SOUTH OF SFB WITHIN 20 NM 3500 FT & BLW), TTHOR STAR |
| 128.375 | MUNGI STAR |
| 128.675 | SHREK STAR |
| 134.05 | JOKRS STAR, MINEE STAR, PRICY STAR, SHREK STAR |
| 135.3 | CLASS C (NORTH OF SFB WITHIN 20 NM 3500 FT & BLW), SANFORD DP |
| 254.35 | GND/P, LCL/P |
| 263.05 | SHREK STAR |
| 307.0 | ALYNA STAR, CWRLD STAR |
| 338.2 | MUNGI STAR |
| 339.8 | JOKRS STAR, MINEE STAR, PRICY STAR, SHREK STAR |
| 351.9 | APCH/P DEP/P, CLASS C (N. OF SFB WITHIN 20 NM 3500 FT & BLW), CLASS C (S. OF SFB WITHIN 20 NM 3500 FT & BLW), SANFORD DP, TTHOR STAR |
| 353.825 | TTHOR STAR |
Every KSFB frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 125.975 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 125.975 |
| Clearance | 121.35 (WHEN SFB TWR CLSD), 123.975 |
| Ground | 121.35 |
| Tower | 120.3 (primary), 135.25 (secondary) |
| CTAF | 120.3 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 125.225 · SOUTH · TTHOR arrivals |
| App/Dep | 135.3 · NORTH · SANFORD departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KSFB?
Orlando Sanford International Airport tower is 120.3 (primary), 135.25 (secondary), calling "Sanford Tower". The tower is staffed 0630-2300.
What frequency do I use at KSFB when the tower is closed?
Outside 0630-2300, Orlando Sanford International Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 120.3 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 KSFB?
Ground control at Orlando Sanford International Airport is 121.35. 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 KSFB?
ATIS at Orlando Sanford International Airport is 125.975. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KSFB?
App/Dep for Orlando Sanford International Airport is 125.225, working as "Orlando" (SOUTH · TTHOR arrivals). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KSFB?
Clearance delivery at Orlando Sanford International Airport is 121.35 (WHEN SFB TWR CLSD), 123.975. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KSFB
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.