Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial frequencies

Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial (W36) in Renton, WA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 124.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 124.7
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 122.8
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 124.7

Nobody is sequencing traffic at W36, 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 — 124.7 is not unique to Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Will Rogers Wiley Post traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 12W, Will Rogers Wiley Post.
  • Entering the pattern Will Rogers Wiley Post traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 12W, Will Rogers Wiley Post.
  • Before taking the runway Will Rogers Wiley Post traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 12W, Will Rogers Wiley Post.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the W36 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if W36 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every W36 frequency, as one table
CTAF124.7
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at W36?

Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 124.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.