Cougar Mountain Airfield frequencies

Cougar Mountain Airfield (49WA) in Yelm, WA 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 49WA, 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 Cougar Mountain Airfield.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 49WA traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 49WA publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 49WA frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 49WA?

Cougar Mountain Airfield 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.