Watsonville Municipal Airport frequencies
Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI · KWVI) in Watsonville, 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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- ASOS/AWOS 132.275
- 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 122.8
- 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 Norcal
- App/Dep 127.15 (136-360 MRY · initial contact)
- 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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KWVI, 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Watsonville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 02, Watsonville.
- Entering the pattern
Watsonville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 02, Watsonville.
- Before taking the runway
Watsonville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 02, Watsonville.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KWVI traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KWVI publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 114.25/89Y | WVI DME |
|---|---|
| 127.15 | CLASS C (136-360 MRY) |
| 307.125 | APCH/P DEP/P IC (136-360 MRY), CLASS C (136-360 MRY) |
Every KWVI frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 132.275 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 127.15 · 136-360 MRY · initial contact |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KWVI?
Watsonville 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at KWVI?
ASOS/AWOS at Watsonville Municipal Airport is 132.275. 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 KWVI?
App/Dep for Watsonville Municipal Airport is 127.15, working as "Norcal" (136-360 MRY · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KWVI
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.