Oceano County Airport frequencies
Oceano County Airport (L52) in Oceano, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- ASOS/AWOS 118.375
- 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 122.7
- 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 122.7
- 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.
What to say on 122.7
Nobody is sequencing traffic at L52, 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 — 122.7 is not unique to Oceano County Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Oceano traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 11, Oceano.
- Entering the pattern
Oceano traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 11, Oceano.
- Before taking the runway
Oceano traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 11, Oceano.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the L52 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if L52 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every L52 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.375 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.7 |
| UNICOM | 122.7 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at L52?
Oceano County Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at L52?
ASOS/AWOS at Oceano County Airport is 118.375. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about L52
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.