Jaars Townsend Airport frequencies
Jaars Townsend Airport (N52) in Waxhaw, NC has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 123.0
- 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 123.0
- 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 Charlotte
- App/Dep 120.05
- 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 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at N52, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Jaars Townsend Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Jaars Townsend traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 04, Jaars Townsend.
- Entering the pattern
Jaars Townsend traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 04, Jaars Townsend.
- Before taking the runway
Jaars Townsend traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 04, Jaars Townsend.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the N52 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if N52 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (5 more)
| 126.15 | RASLN STAR |
|---|---|
| 135.6 | JOOLS STAR |
| 282.325 | RASLN STAR |
| 307.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 377.15 | JOOLS STAR |
Every N52 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| App/Dep | 120.05 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at N52?
Jaars Townsend Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for N52?
App/Dep for Jaars Townsend Airport is 120.05, working as "Charlotte". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about N52
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.