Minute Man Air Field frequencies
Minute Man Air Field (6B6 · MMN) in Stow, MA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.8
- 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 122.8
- 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 124.4
- 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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 6B6, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Minute Man Air Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Minute Man Air traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 03, Minute Man Air.
- Entering the pattern
Minute Man Air traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 03, Minute Man Air.
- Before taking the runway
Minute Man Air traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 03, Minute Man Air.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 6B6 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 6B6 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 279.6 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every 6B6 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 124.4 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 6B6?
Minute Man Air Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for 6B6?
App/Dep for Minute Man Air Field is 124.4, working as "Boston". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 6B6
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.