Salinas Municipal Airport frequencies
Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS · KSNS) in Salinas, CA is a towered field, staffed 0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP. 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 Salinas Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KSNS tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP. Outside those hours Salinas Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.525, 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 KSNS airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Salinas
- ATIS 124.85
- 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 Salinas
- Ground 121.7
- 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 119.525
- 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 Norcal
- App/Dep 133.0 (001-135 MRY · 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.
Also
- CTAF 119.525
- 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 123.0
- 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.
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 133.0 | CLASS C (001-135 MRY) |
|---|---|
| 239.3 | LCL/P |
| 251.15 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (001-135 MRY), CLASS C (001-135 MRY) |
Every KSNS frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 124.85 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 119.525 |
| CTAF | 119.525 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| App/Dep | 133.0 · 001-135 MRY · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KSNS?
Salinas Municipal Airport tower is 119.525, calling "Salinas Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP.
What frequency do I use at KSNS when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP, Salinas Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.525 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 KSNS?
Ground control at Salinas Municipal Airport is 121.7. 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 KSNS?
ATIS at Salinas Municipal Airport is 124.85. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KSNS?
App/Dep for Salinas Municipal Airport is 133.0, working as "Norcal" (001-135 MRY · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KSNS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.