Galion Municipal Airport frequencies
Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ · KGQQ) in Galion, 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 Galion Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- Clearance 126.8
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
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 Cleveland
- App/Dep 128.35
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 134.9 (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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KGQQ, 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 Galion Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Galion traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Galion.
- Entering the pattern
Galion traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Galion.
- Before taking the runway
Galion traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Galion.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KGQQ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KGQQ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 269.475 | MANSFIELD RCAG (LOW) |
|---|---|
| 360.65 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KGQQ frequency, as one table
| Clearance | 126.8 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 134.9 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 128.35 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KGQQ?
Galion Municipal 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 approach frequency for KGQQ?
App/Dep for Galion Municipal Airport is 128.35, working as "Cleveland". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KGQQ?
Clearance delivery at Galion Municipal Airport is 126.8. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KGQQ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.