Lake Anna frequencies
Lake Anna (7W4) in Bumpass, VA 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
All of Lake Anna — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 120.775
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
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 Potomac
- App/Dep 126.75
- 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 7W4, 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 Lake Anna.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Lake Anna traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Lake Anna.
- Entering the pattern
Lake Anna traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Lake Anna.
- Before taking the runway
Lake Anna traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Lake Anna.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 7W4 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 7W4 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 307.2 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every 7W4 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 120.775 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| App/Dep | 126.75 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 7W4?
Lake Anna 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at 7W4?
ASOS/AWOS at Lake Anna is 120.775. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 7W4?
App/Dep for Lake Anna is 126.75, working as "Potomac". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 7W4
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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