Mayo Clinic Health System/Red Wing frequencies

Mayo Clinic Health System/Red Wing (97MN) in Red Wing, MN has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 122.9
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.

Departure & arrival Minneapolis

App/Dep 121.2 (JODMA departures)
One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

What to say on 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 97MN, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Mayo Clinic Health System/Red Wing.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing.
  • Entering the pattern Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing.
  • Before taking the runway Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 97MN traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 97MN publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (2 more)
121.2JODMA DP
335.65JODMA DP
Every 97MN frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9
App/Dep121.2 · JODMA departures

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 97MN?

Mayo Clinic Health System/Red Wing is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

What is the approach frequency for 97MN?

App/Dep for Mayo Clinic Health System/Red Wing is 121.2, working as "Minneapolis" (JODMA departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.