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Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport frequencies

Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport (U72) in Challis, ID 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 U72, 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 Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 04, Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service.
  • Entering the pattern Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 04, Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service.
  • Before taking the runway Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 04, Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the U72 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if U72 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every U72 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at U72?

Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service 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 U72

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.