University Hospital/Sicu frequencies

University Hospital/Sicu (8OH9) in Cincinnati, OH has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.075. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 123.075
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 123.075
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 123.075

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 8OH9, 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 — 123.075 is not unique to University Hospital/Sicu.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8OH9 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8OH9 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 8OH9 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.075
UNICOM123.075

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 8OH9?

University Hospital/Sicu is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.075 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.