Neil Armstrong Airport frequencies
Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV · KAXV) in Wapakoneta, OH 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
All of Neil Armstrong Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 128.325
- 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.
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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KAXV, 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 Neil Armstrong Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Neil Armstrong traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Neil Armstrong.
- Entering the pattern
Neil Armstrong traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Neil Armstrong.
- Before taking the runway
Neil Armstrong traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Neil Armstrong.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KAXV traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KAXV publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 294.5 | APCH/P DEP/P IC |
|---|
Every KAXV frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 128.325 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 134.45 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KAXV?
Neil Armstrong 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at KAXV?
ASOS/AWOS at Neil Armstrong Airport is 128.325. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KAXV?
App/Dep for Neil Armstrong Airport is 134.45, working as "Columbus". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KAXV
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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