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Upton Municipal Airport frequencies

Upton Municipal Airport (83V) in Upton, WY 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 83V, 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 Upton Municipal Airport.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Upton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 13, Upton.
  • Entering the pattern Upton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 13, Upton.
  • Before taking the runway Upton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 13, Upton.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 83V traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 83V publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 83V frequency, as one table
CTAF122.8
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 83V?

Upton 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 83V

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