Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field frequencies
Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field (E95) in Benson, AZ 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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- ASOS/AWOS 118.475
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- 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.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at E95, 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 Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Benson Paul Kerchum traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 10, Benson Paul Kerchum.
- Entering the pattern
Benson Paul Kerchum traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 10, Benson Paul Kerchum.
- Before taking the runway
Benson Paul Kerchum traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 10, Benson Paul Kerchum.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the E95 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if E95 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every E95 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.475 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at E95?
Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at E95?
ASOS/AWOS at Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field is 118.475. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about E95
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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