San Joaquin Community Hospital frequencies

San Joaquin Community Hospital (28CN) in Bakersfield, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 123.05
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 123.05

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 28CN, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to San Joaquin Community Hospital.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 28CN traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 28CN publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 28CN frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 28CN?

San Joaquin Community Hospital is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.