Turners Falls frequencies
Turners Falls (0B5) in Montague, MA 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
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- 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.
Also
- Flight service 123.75 (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 0B5, 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 Turners Falls.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Turners Falls traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Turners Falls.
- Entering the pattern
Turners Falls traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Turners Falls.
- Before taking the runway
Turners Falls traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Turners Falls.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 0B5 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 0B5 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 338.2 | GARDNER RCAG (LOW) |
|---|
Every 0B5 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Flight service | 123.75 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 0B5?
Turners Falls 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.
More about 0B5
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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