Black River Falls Area Airport frequencies
Black River Falls Area Airport (BCK · KBCK) in Black River Falls, WI has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Black River Falls Area Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.125
- 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 122.9
- 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.
Also
- Flight service 128.6 (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 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KBCK, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Black River Falls Area Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Black River Falls Area traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Black River Falls Area.
- Entering the pattern
Black River Falls Area traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Black River Falls Area.
- Before taking the runway
Black River Falls Area traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Black River Falls Area.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KBCK traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KBCK publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 363.0 | LA CROSSE RCAG (LOW) |
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Every KBCK frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.125 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| Flight service | 128.6 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KBCK?
Black River Falls Area Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KBCK?
ASOS/AWOS at Black River Falls Area Airport is 119.125. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about KBCK
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.