Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company frequencies

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MA68) in Springfield, MA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 131.275. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 131.275
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 123.05
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 131.275

Nobody is sequencing traffic at MA68, 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 — 131.275 is not unique to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
  • Entering the pattern Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
  • Before taking the runway Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the MA68 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if MA68 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every MA68 frequency, as one table
CTAF131.275
UNICOM123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at MA68?

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 131.275 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.