Westerly State Airport frequencies
Westerly State Airport (WST · KWST) in Westerly, RI has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Westerly State Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 132.375
- 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
- CTAF 123.0
- 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.
Arrival Providence
- Approach 119.45 (S OF ORW)
- 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
- Flight service 124.85 (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.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KWST, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Westerly State Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Westerly State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 07, Westerly State.
- Entering the pattern
Westerly State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 07, Westerly State.
- Before taking the runway
Westerly State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 07, Westerly State.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KWST traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KWST publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 307.9 | WOODSTOCK RCAG (LOW) |
|---|---|
| 319.2 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KWST frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 132.375 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Flight service | 124.85 (LOW) |
| Approach | 119.45 · S OF ORW |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KWST?
Westerly State Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KWST?
ASOS/AWOS at Westerly State Airport is 132.375. 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 KWST?
Approach for Westerly State Airport is 119.45, working as "Providence" (S OF ORW). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KWST
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.