South Oaks Aerodrome frequencies

South Oaks Aerodrome (05N) in Winterville, NC has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

All of South Oaks Aerodrome — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 122.8
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 122.8
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.

What to say on 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 05N, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to South Oaks Aerodrome.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out South Oaks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 07, South Oaks.
  • Entering the pattern South Oaks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 07, South Oaks.
  • Before taking the runway South Oaks traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 07, South Oaks.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 05N traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 05N publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 05N frequency, as one table
CTAF122.8
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 05N?

South Oaks Aerodrome is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.