Youngstown Elser Metro frequencies
Youngstown Elser Metro (4G4) in Youngstown, OH has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Youngstown Elser Metro — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- Clearance 119.25
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.05
- 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 123.05
- 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.
Departure & arrival Youngstown
- App/Dep 133.95
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 120.6 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 4G4, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to Youngstown Elser Metro.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Youngstown Elser Metro traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 10, Youngstown Elser Metro.
- Entering the pattern
Youngstown Elser Metro traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 10, Youngstown Elser Metro.
- Before taking the runway
Youngstown Elser Metro traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 10, Youngstown Elser Metro.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 4G4 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 4G4 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 322.3 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 379.275 | MOUNT HOPE RCAG (LOW) |
Every 4G4 frequency, as one table
| Clearance | 119.25 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.05 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| Flight service | 120.6 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 133.95 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 4G4?
Youngstown Elser Metro is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for 4G4?
App/Dep for Youngstown Elser Metro is 133.95, working as "Youngstown". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at 4G4?
Clearance delivery at Youngstown Elser Metro is 119.25. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about 4G4
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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