Little Goose Lock And Dam frequencies

Little Goose Lock And Dam (16W) in Starbuck, WA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.9
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.

What to say on 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 16W, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Little Goose Lock And Dam.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 16W traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 16W publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 16W frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 16W?

Little Goose Lock And Dam is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.