Anacortes Airport frequencies
Anacortes Airport (74S · OTS) in Anacortes, WA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 128.25. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 128.25
- 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 128.25
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 74S, 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 — 128.25 is not unique to Anacortes Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Anacortes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Anacortes.
- Entering the pattern
Anacortes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Anacortes.
- Before taking the runway
Anacortes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Anacortes.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 74S traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 74S publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 74S frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 128.25 |
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 74S?
Anacortes Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 128.25 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
More about 74S
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.