Falmouth Airpark frequencies

Falmouth Airpark (5B6) in Falmouth, MA 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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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.

Departure & arrival Boston

App/Dep 118.2
One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

What to say on 123.075

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 5B6, 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 Falmouth Airpark.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 5B6 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 5B6 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 5B6 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.075
UNICOM123.075
App/Dep118.2

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 5B6?

Falmouth Airpark 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 approach frequency for 5B6?

App/Dep for Falmouth Airpark is 118.2, working as "Boston". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.