Grove Field frequencies

Grove Field (1W1) in Camas, WA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Before taxi

Clearance 121.65
Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 122.7
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 122.7

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 1W1, 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 — 122.7 is not unique to Grove Field.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 1W1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 1W1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 1W1 frequency, as one table
Clearance121.65
CTAF122.7

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 1W1?

Grove Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

Where do I get my clearance at 1W1?

Clearance delivery at Grove Field is 121.65. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.