Westover Field Amador County frequencies
Westover Field Amador County (JAQ · KJAQ) in Jackson, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.075. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Westover Field Amador County — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 121.125
- 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 123.075
- 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 123.075
- 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 Norcal
- Departure 127.4
- Departure control is the radar facility working aircraft climbing out of the area. Tower hands you off after takeoff. Check in with your altitude leaving and your assigned altitude.
Arrival Norcal
- Approach 125.1
- Approach control is the radar facility sequencing arrivals into the area. Call inbound for flight following or an instrument approach, with your position, altitude and request.
What to say on 123.075
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KJAQ, 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 — 123.075 is not unique to Westover Field Amador County.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Westover Amador traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Westover Amador.
- Entering the pattern
Westover Amador traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Westover Amador.
- Before taking the runway
Westover Amador traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Westover Amador.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KJAQ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KJAQ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 317.5 | DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 363.2 | APCH/P |
Every KJAQ frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 121.125 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.075 |
| UNICOM | 123.075 |
| Approach | 125.1 |
| Departure | 127.4 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KJAQ?
Westover Field Amador County is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.075 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KJAQ?
ASOS/AWOS at Westover Field Amador County is 121.125. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KJAQ?
Approach for Westover Field Amador County is 125.1, working as "Norcal". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KJAQ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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