Prairie Cottage frequencies

Prairie Cottage (8KS8) in Chapman, KS 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 8KS8, 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 Prairie Cottage.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Prairie Cottage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Prairie Cottage.
  • Entering the pattern Prairie Cottage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Prairie Cottage.
  • Before taking the runway Prairie Cottage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Prairie Cottage.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8KS8 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8KS8 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 8KS8 frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 8KS8?

Prairie Cottage 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.