Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Ocean Shores Municipal (W04) radio calls
Ocean Shores, WAFAA identifier W04; no ICAO code assigned
Ocean Shores Municipal is a non-towered airport in Ocean Shores, WA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Ocean Shores Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFOcean Shores Municipal Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 15 · 33
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 33
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- Position
- 46.999, -124.142
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at W04
Ocean Shores Municipal has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 15; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.9. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one five, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one five, departing the pattern to the north, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Ocean Shores Municipal, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one five, full stop, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one five, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one five, full stop, Ocean Shores Municipal.
- YouOcean Shores Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one five, Ocean Shores Municipal.
If things change. Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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