Vagabond Army Heliport frequencies
Vagabond Army Heliport (FCT · KFCT) in Yakima, WA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 126.2. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- ASOS/AWOS 118.15
- 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 126.2
- 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.
What to say on 126.2
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KFCT, 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 — 126.2 is not unique to Vagabond Army Heliport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Vagabond Army Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 5H, Vagabond Army Heliport.
- Entering the pattern
Vagabond Army Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 5H, Vagabond Army Heliport.
- Before taking the runway
Vagabond Army Heliport traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 5H, Vagabond Army Heliport.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KFCT traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KFCT publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every KFCT frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.15 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 126.2 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KFCT?
Vagabond Army Heliport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 126.2 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KFCT?
ASOS/AWOS at Vagabond Army Heliport is 118.15. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about KFCT
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.