Porter County Municipal Airport frequencies
Porter County Municipal Airport (VPZ · KVPZ) in Valparaiso, IN has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Porter County Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 125.875
- 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 120.525 (CTC APCH CTL)
- 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
- CTAF 122.725
- 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 122.725
- 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.
Departure & arrival South Bend
- App/Dep 132.05
- 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
- Flight service 135.9 (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.
What to say on 122.725
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KVPZ, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.725 is not unique to Porter County Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Porter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Porter.
- Entering the pattern
Porter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Porter.
- Before taking the runway
Porter traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Porter.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KVPZ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KVPZ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 257.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 314.0 | GOSHEN RCAG (LOW) |
Every KVPZ frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 125.875 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 120.525 (CTC APCH CTL) |
| CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNICOM | 122.725 |
| Flight service | 135.9 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 132.05 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KVPZ?
Porter County Municipal Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KVPZ?
ASOS/AWOS at Porter County Municipal Airport is 125.875. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KVPZ?
App/Dep for Porter County Municipal Airport is 132.05, working as "South Bend". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KVPZ?
Clearance delivery at Porter County Municipal Airport is 120.525 (CTC APCH CTL). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KVPZ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.