Sierraville Dearwater Airport frequencies
Sierraville Dearwater Airport (O79) in Sierraville, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.9
- 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.
What to say on 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at O79, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Sierraville Dearwater Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Sierraville Dearwater traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 03, Sierraville Dearwater.
- Entering the pattern
Sierraville Dearwater traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 03, Sierraville Dearwater.
- Before taking the runway
Sierraville Dearwater traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 03, Sierraville Dearwater.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the O79 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if O79 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every O79 frequency, as one table
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at O79?
Sierraville Dearwater Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
More about O79
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.