Iosco County frequencies
Iosco County (6D9) in East Tawas, MI 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.
Also
- Flight service 125.475 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 6D9, 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 Iosco County.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Iosco traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Iosco.
- Entering the pattern
Iosco traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Iosco.
- Before taking the runway
Iosco traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Iosco.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 6D9 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 6D9 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 269.45 | OSCODA RCAG (LOW) |
|---|
Every 6D9 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 125.475 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 6D9?
Iosco County 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.
More about 6D9
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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