Big Country frequencies

Big Country (ID71) in Coeur D'Alene, ID has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 123.05
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 123.05

Nobody is sequencing traffic at ID71, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to Big Country.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the ID71 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if ID71 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every ID71 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at ID71?

Big Country is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.