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White River Municipal Airport frequencies

White River Municipal Airport (7Q7) in White River, SD 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.

What to say on 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 7Q7, 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 White River Municipal Airport.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out White River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 12, White River.
  • Entering the pattern White River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 12, White River.
  • Before taking the runway White River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 12, White River.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 7Q7 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 7Q7 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 7Q7 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.8
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 7Q7?

White River Municipal Airport 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 7Q7

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