Coffin Bono Helicopter Launch Pad frequencies

Coffin Bono Helicopter Launch Pad (72NY) in Town Of Ohio, NY 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.

What to say on 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 72NY, 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 Coffin Bono Helicopter Launch Pad.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 72NY traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 72NY publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

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CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 72NY?

Coffin Bono Helicopter Launch Pad 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.