Willows Glenn County Airport frequencies
Willows Glenn County Airport (WLW · KWLW) in Willows, CA 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 132.2 (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 KWLW, 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 Willows Glenn County Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Willows Glenn traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 13, Willows Glenn.
- Entering the pattern
Willows Glenn traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 13, Willows Glenn.
- Before taking the runway
Willows Glenn traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 13, Willows Glenn.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KWLW traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KWLW publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 350.3 | RED BLUFF RCAG (LOW) |
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Every KWLW frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 132.2 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KWLW?
Willows Glenn County 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 KWLW
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.