Turnbull frequencies

Turnbull (48NY) in Bloomfield, NY has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 122.8
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 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 48NY, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Turnbull.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Turnbull traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 07, Turnbull.
  • Entering the pattern Turnbull traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 07, Turnbull.
  • Before taking the runway Turnbull traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 07, Turnbull.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 48NY traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 48NY publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 48NY frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 48NY?

Turnbull is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.