Sky Ranch At Carefree frequencies
Sky Ranch At Carefree (18AZ) in Carefree, AZ has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- ASOS/AWOS 125.625
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 122.725
- 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 122.725
- 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 122.725
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 18AZ, 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 — 122.725 is not unique to Sky Ranch At Carefree.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Sky Ranch At Carefree traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 06, Sky Ranch At Carefree.
- Entering the pattern
Sky Ranch At Carefree traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 06, Sky Ranch At Carefree.
- Before taking the runway
Sky Ranch At Carefree traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 06, Sky Ranch At Carefree.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 18AZ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 18AZ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 18AZ frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 125.625 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNICOM | 122.725 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 18AZ?
Sky Ranch At Carefree is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 18AZ?
ASOS/AWOS at Sky Ranch At Carefree is 125.625. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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