Adelanto frequencies

Adelanto (52CL) in Adelanto, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 124.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 124.05
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.

What to say on 124.05

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 52CL, 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 — 124.05 is not unique to Adelanto.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 52CL traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 52CL publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 52CL frequency, as one table
UNICOM124.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 52CL?

Adelanto is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 124.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.