Fairmont State Airport frequencies
Fairmont State Airport (FMZ · KFMZ) in Fairmont, NE 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
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- 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 119.4 (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 KFMZ, 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 Fairmont State Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Fairmont State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 12, Fairmont State.
- Entering the pattern
Fairmont State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 12, Fairmont State.
- Before taking the runway
Fairmont State traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 12, Fairmont State.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KFMZ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KFMZ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 278.8 | HASTINGS RCAG (LOW) |
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Every KFMZ frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Flight service | 119.4 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KFMZ?
Fairmont State 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.
More about KFMZ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.