Elmendorf Air Force Base frequencies

Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF · PAED) in Anchorage, AK is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Before taxi Elmendorf

ATIS 124.3
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.
Clearance 128.8
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 Elmendorf

Ground 121.8
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 127.2
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 Anchorage

App/Dep 118.6
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 Anchorage

Approach 134.1 (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.
By procedure & sector (13 more)
118.6CLASS C
123.1OPS (11AF RESCUE COORD CNTR)
134.8PTD
273.5ATIS
275.8GND/P
278.8CD/P
282.8OPS (11AF RESCUE COORD CNTR)
290.5APCH/P DEP/P
306.925CD/P
346.6PMSV METRO
352.05LCL/P
372.2PTD
381.0OPS (11AF COMD CEN), OPS (ARTIC WARRIOR OPS)
Every PAED frequency, as one table
ATIS124.3
Clearance128.8
Ground121.8
Tower127.2
Approach134.1 · secondary
App/Dep118.6

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at PAED?

Elmendorf Air Force Base tower is 127.2, calling "Elmendorf Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.

What is the ground frequency at PAED?

Ground control at Elmendorf Air Force Base is 121.8. 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 PAED?

ATIS at Elmendorf Air Force Base is 124.3. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for PAED?

Approach for Elmendorf Air Force Base is 134.1, working as "Anchorage" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at PAED?

Clearance delivery at Elmendorf Air Force Base is 128.8. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.