Walter Reed National Medical Center frequencies

Walter Reed National Medical Center (60MD) in Bethesda, MD 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

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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.

What to say on 123.05

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 60MD, 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 Walter Reed National Medical Center.

Inbound, 10 miles out Walter Reed National Medical Center traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Walter Reed National Medical Center.
Entering the pattern Walter Reed National Medical Center traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Walter Reed National Medical Center.
Before taking the runway Walter Reed National Medical Center traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Walter Reed National Medical Center.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 60MD traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 60MD publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 60MD frequency, as one table

CTAF	123.05
UNICOM	123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 60MD?

Walter Reed National Medical Center 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.

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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.

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