Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport frequencies
Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport (BQR · KBQR) in Lancaster, NY 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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- CTAF 123.05
- 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 123.05
- 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.
Departure & arrival Buffalo
- App/Dep 126.15
- 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 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KBQR, 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 Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Buffalo Lancaster traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Buffalo Lancaster.
- Entering the pattern
Buffalo Lancaster traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Buffalo Lancaster.
- Before taking the runway
Buffalo Lancaster traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Buffalo Lancaster.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KBQR traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KBQR publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 263.125 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every KBQR frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.05 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 126.15 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KBQR?
Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport 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.
What is the approach frequency for KBQR?
App/Dep for Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport is 126.15, working as "Buffalo". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KBQR
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.