High Acres frequencies

High Acres (85NY) in Sardinia, NY 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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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 85NY, 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 High Acres.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out High Acres traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 15, High Acres.
  • Entering the pattern High Acres traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 15, High Acres.
  • Before taking the runway High Acres traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 15, High Acres.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 85NY traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 85NY publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 85NY frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 85NY?

High Acres 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.