Saluda County frequencies

Saluda County (6J4) in Saluda, SC 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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Taxi & takeoff

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.

Departure & arrival Augusta

App/Dep 119.15, 124.15 (WHEN AUGUSTA APCH CTL CLSD), 126.8 (secondary)
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 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 6J4, 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 Saluda County.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Saluda traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Saluda.
  • Entering the pattern Saluda traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Saluda.
  • Before taking the runway Saluda traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Saluda.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 6J4 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 6J4 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 6J4 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9
App/Dep119.15
App/Dep124.15 · WHEN AUGUSTA APCH CTL CLSD
App/Dep126.8 · secondary

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 6J4?

Saluda County 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.

What is the approach frequency for 6J4?

App/Dep for Saluda County is 119.15, working as "Augusta". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.