Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport frequencies
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (3J1) in Ridgeland, SC has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.075. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- ASOS/AWOS 118.450
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.075
- 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.
- UNICOM 123.075
- 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 123.075
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 3J1, 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 — 123.075 is not unique to Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Ridgeland-Claude Dean traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 36, Ridgeland-Claude Dean.
- Entering the pattern
Ridgeland-Claude Dean traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 36, Ridgeland-Claude Dean.
- Before taking the runway
Ridgeland-Claude Dean traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 36, Ridgeland-Claude Dean.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 3J1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 3J1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 3J1 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.450 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.075 |
| UNICOM | 123.075 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 3J1?
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.075 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 3J1?
ASOS/AWOS at Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport is 118.450. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about 3J1
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.