Bar Flying E frequencies

Bar Flying E (2WY8) in Cody, WY 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 2WY8, 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 Bar Flying E.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Bar Flying E traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Bar Flying E.
  • Entering the pattern Bar Flying E traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Bar Flying E.
  • Before taking the runway Bar Flying E traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Bar Flying E.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 2WY8 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 2WY8 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 2WY8 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 2WY8?

Bar Flying E 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.