Dogwood Airpark frequencies

Dogwood Airpark (VA42) in Fredericksburg, VA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.725
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 122.725

Nobody is sequencing traffic at VA42, 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 — 122.725 is not unique to Dogwood Airpark.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Dogwood traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Dogwood.
  • Entering the pattern Dogwood traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Dogwood.
  • Before taking the runway Dogwood traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Dogwood.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the VA42 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if VA42 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every VA42 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.725

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at VA42?

Dogwood Airpark is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.