Piqua/Hartzell Field frequencies

Piqua/Hartzell Field (I17) in Piqua, OH 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 Columbus

App/Dep 134.45
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 123.0

Nobody is sequencing traffic at I17, 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 Piqua/Hartzell Field.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Piqua Hartzell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Piqua Hartzell.
  • Entering the pattern Piqua Hartzell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Piqua Hartzell.
  • Before taking the runway Piqua Hartzell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Piqua Hartzell.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the I17 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if I17 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (2 more)
294.5APCH/P DEP/P IC
352.05APCH/P DEP/P IC
Every I17 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.0
UNICOM123.0
App/Dep134.45

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at I17?

Piqua/Hartzell Field 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 I17?

App/Dep for Piqua/Hartzell Field is 134.45, working as "Columbus". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.