Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport frequencies
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI · KTRI) in Blountville, TN is a towered field, staffed 0600-0000. 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 Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KTRI tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-0000. Outside those hours Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 119.5, 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 KTRI airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Tri City
- ATIS 118.25
- 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 118.25
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff Tri City
- 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 119.5
- 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 Tri City
- App/Dep 125.5 (228-046), 134.425 (047-227 · 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.
Arrival Tri City
- Approach 128.05 (secondary)
- Approach control is the radar facility sequencing arrivals into the area. Call inbound for flight following or an instrument approach, with your position, altitude and request.
Also
- CTAF 119.5
- 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.
- Flight service 122.2, 127.85 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
- 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 (8 more)
| 125.5 | TRSA (228-046) |
|---|---|
| 134.425 | TRSA (047-227) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.8 | LCL/P |
| 269.3 | GLADE SPRINGS RCAG (LOW) |
| 317.5 | APCH/P DEP/P (228-046), TRSA (228-046) |
| 348.6 | GND/P |
| 349.0 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (047-227), TRSA (047-227) |
Every KTRI frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 118.25 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.25 |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Tower | 119.5 |
| CTAF | 119.5 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Flight service | 122.2, 127.85 (LOW) |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| Approach | 128.05 · secondary |
| App/Dep | 125.5 · 228-046 |
| App/Dep | 134.425 · 047-227 · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KTRI?
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport tower is 119.5, calling "Tri City Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-0000.
What frequency do I use at KTRI when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-0000, Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 119.5 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 KTRI?
Ground control at Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA 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 KTRI?
ATIS at Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport is 118.25. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KTRI?
Approach for Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport is 128.05, working as "Tri City" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KTRI
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.