Houston Executive Airport frequencies
Houston Executive Airport (TME · KTME) in Houston, TX is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100. 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 Houston Executive Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KTME tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Houston Executive Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 126.975, 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 KTME airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Executive
- ATIS 119.525
- 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 119.525
- 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 132.075
- 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 Executive
- Ground 132.075
- 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 126.975
- 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 Houston
- App/Dep 123.8 (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more 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 126.975
- 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 122.975
- 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 (10 more)
| 119.175 | TSHIRT STAR, TSHRT STAR |
|---|---|
| 119.625 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 120.05 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
| 123.8 | ALEXANDRIA DP, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 124.225 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 226.675 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 257.7 | ALEXANDRIA DP, APCH/P DEP/P, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 291.675 | TSHRT STAR |
| 306.975 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 379.1 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
Every KTME frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 119.525 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.525 |
| Clearance | 132.075 |
| Ground | 132.075 |
| Tower | 126.975 |
| CTAF | 126.975 |
| UNICOM | 122.975 |
| App/Dep | 123.8 · ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KTME?
Houston Executive Airport tower is 126.975, calling "Executive Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.
What frequency do I use at KTME when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-2100, Houston Executive Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 126.975 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 KTME?
Ground control at Houston Executive Airport is 132.075. 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 KTME?
ATIS at Houston Executive Airport is 119.525. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KTME?
App/Dep for Houston Executive Airport is 123.8, working as "Houston" (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KTME?
Clearance delivery at Houston Executive Airport is 132.075. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KTME
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.