Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield frequencies
Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield (OKB · KOKB) in Oceanside, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 127.8
- 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 122.725
- 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 122.725
- 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 Socal
- App/Dep 127.3
- 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 122.725
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KOKB, 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 — 122.725 is not unique to Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Bob Maxwell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 07, Bob Maxwell.
- Entering the pattern
Bob Maxwell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 07, Bob Maxwell.
- Before taking the runway
Bob Maxwell traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 07, Bob Maxwell.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KOKB traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KOKB publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 127.3 | CLASS B (294-332 SAN BLW 7,000 FT) |
|---|---|
| 323.0 | APCH/P DEP/P, CLASS B (294-332 SAN BLW 7,000 FT) |
Every KOKB frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 127.8 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.725 |
| UNICOM | 122.725 |
| App/Dep | 127.3 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KOKB?
Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KOKB?
ASOS/AWOS at Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield is 127.8. 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 KOKB?
App/Dep for Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield is 127.3, working as "Socal". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KOKB
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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