Barking Sands Airport frequencies
Barking Sands Airport (BKH · PHBK) in Kekaha, HI is a towered field, staffed 0700-1800 MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT BY OPE NEC ONLY.. 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 Barking Sands Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the PHBK tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0700-1800 MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT BY OPE NEC ONLY.. Outside those hours Barking Sands Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 122.8, 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 PHBK airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Navy Barking Sands
- ATIS 128.0
- 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.
Taxi & takeoff Navy Barking Sands
- Ground 124.2
- 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 126.2
- 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.
Also
- UNICOM 122.8
- 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 126.5 (LOW/HIGH)
- 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 (5 more)
| 243.0 | EMERG |
|---|---|
| 269.4 | MOUNT KAALA RCAG (LOW/HIGH) |
| 322.85 | RANGE CTL (RANGE OUTRIDER 4491 USB) |
| 340.2 | GND/P, LCL/S |
| 360.2 | LCL/P |
Every PHBK frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 128.0 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 124.2 |
| Tower | 126.2 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 126.5 (LOW/HIGH) |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at PHBK?
Barking Sands Airport tower is 126.2, calling "Navy Barking Sands Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-1800 MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT BY OPE NEC ONLY..
What frequency do I use at PHBK when the tower is closed?
Outside 0700-1800 MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT BY OPE NEC ONLY., Barking Sands Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 122.8 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 PHBK?
Ground control at Barking Sands Airport is 124.2. 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 PHBK?
ATIS at Barking Sands Airport is 128.0. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
More about PHBK
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.