Metro Water District frequencies

Metro Water District (3CL1) in Los Angeles, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 123.0
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 123.0

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 3CL1, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Metro Water District.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 3CL1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 3CL1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 3CL1 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.0

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 3CL1?

Metro Water District is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.