Biddeford Municipal frequencies

Biddeford Municipal (B19) in Biddeford, ME has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 123.0
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 123.0
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.

Departure & arrival Portland

App/Dep 119.75
One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

Flight service 128.2 (LOW)
Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.

What to say on 123.0

Nobody is sequencing traffic at B19, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Biddeford Municipal.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Biddeford traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 06, Biddeford.
  • Entering the pattern Biddeford traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 06, Biddeford.
  • Before taking the runway Biddeford traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 06, Biddeford.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the B19 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if B19 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (2 more)
263.05WATERBORO RCAG (LOW)
269.35APCH/P DEP/P
Every B19 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.0
UNICOM123.0
Flight service128.2 (LOW)
App/Dep119.75

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at B19?

Biddeford Municipal is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

What is the approach frequency for B19?

App/Dep for Biddeford Municipal is 119.75, working as "Portland". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.