Bluebird Hill Airport frequencies
Bluebird Hill Airport (5F5) in Keithville, LA 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 5F5, 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 Bluebird Hill Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Bluebird Hill traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Bluebird Hill.
- Entering the pattern
Bluebird Hill traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Bluebird Hill.
- Before taking the runway
Bluebird Hill traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Bluebird Hill.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 5F5 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 5F5 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 5F5 frequency, as one table
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 5F5?
Bluebird Hill Airport 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.
More about 5F5
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.