Shell Lake Municipal Airport frequencies
Shell Lake Municipal Airport (SSQ · KSSQ) in Shell Lake, WI 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
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- 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.
Also
- Flight service 126.45 (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 KSSQ, 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 Shell Lake Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Shell Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 14, Shell Lake.
- Entering the pattern
Shell Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 14, Shell Lake.
- Before taking the runway
Shell Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 14, Shell Lake.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KSSQ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KSSQ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 276.4 | HAYWARD RCAG (LOW) |
|---|
Every KSSQ frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 126.45 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KSSQ?
Shell Lake 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.
More about KSSQ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.