Grand Canyon West Airport frequencies
Grand Canyon West Airport (1G4 · GCW) in Peach Springs, AZ 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
All of Grand Canyon West Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.425
- 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 122.9
- 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 1G4, 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 Grand Canyon West Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Grand Canyon West traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 17, Grand Canyon West.
- Entering the pattern
Grand Canyon West traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 17, Grand Canyon West.
- Before taking the runway
Grand Canyon West traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 17, Grand Canyon West.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 1G4 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 1G4 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 1G4 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.425 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 1G4?
Grand Canyon West Airport 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.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 1G4?
ASOS/AWOS at Grand Canyon West Airport is 119.425. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about 1G4
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.