Tailskid Ranch frequencies

Tailskid Ranch (39WA) in Tum Tum, WA 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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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 39WA, 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 Tailskid Ranch.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Tailskid Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 03, Tailskid Ranch.
  • Entering the pattern Tailskid Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 03, Tailskid Ranch.
  • Before taking the runway Tailskid Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 03, Tailskid Ranch.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 39WA traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 39WA publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 39WA frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.725

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 39WA?

Tailskid Ranch 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.