Fertile Municipal Airport frequencies
Fertile Municipal Airport (D14) in Fertile, MN has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.8
- 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 122.8
- 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 Grand Forks
- App/Dep 118.1
- 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 132.15 (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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at D14, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Fertile Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Fertile traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 14, Fertile.
- Entering the pattern
Fertile traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 14, Fertile.
- Before taking the runway
Fertile traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 14, Fertile.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the D14 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if D14 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 269.6 | GRAND FORKS RCAG (LOW) |
|---|---|
| 318.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every D14 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 132.15 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 118.1 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at D14?
Fertile Municipal Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for D14?
App/Dep for Fertile Municipal Airport is 118.1, working as "Grand Forks". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about D14
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.