Lowell Airport frequencies

Lowell Airport (C97) in Lowell, IN 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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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.

Also

Flight service 132.5 (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 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at C97, 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 Lowell Airport.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the C97 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if C97 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (1 more)

284.7	KANKAKEE RCAG (LOW)

Every C97 frequency, as one table

CTAF	122.9
Flight service	132.5 (LOW)

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at C97?

Lowell Airport 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.

More about C97

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.