Bois Blanc Island frequencies

Bois Blanc Island (6Y1) in Bois Blanc Island, MI 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.

Also

Flight service 134.6 (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 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 6Y1, 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 Bois Blanc Island.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 6Y1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 6Y1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (1 more)

354.05	PELLSTON RCAG (LOW)

Every 6Y1 frequency, as one table

CTAF	122.9
Flight service	134.6 (LOW)

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 6Y1?

Bois Blanc Island 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.

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

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