Vcu Health System-I Lot frequencies

Vcu Health System-I Lot (8VA0) in Richmond, VA 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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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 8VA0, 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 Vcu Health System-I Lot.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Vcu Health System-I Lot traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Vcu Health System-I Lot.
  • Entering the pattern Vcu Health System-I Lot traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Vcu Health System-I Lot.
  • Before taking the runway Vcu Health System-I Lot traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Vcu Health System-I Lot.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8VA0 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8VA0 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 8VA0 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.075

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 8VA0?

Vcu Health System-I Lot 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.