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F-16 jets from the Colorado Air National Guard will soar over the state on Saturday, honoring the 250th Independence Day with flyovers.
Here is an aviation communications and monitoring plan based on the operational details for the 140th Wing's America 250 flyovers.
Flyover Communications Plan: 140th Wing, COANG
Event: America 250 Independence Day F-16 FlyoversOperating Unit: 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard
Origin / Base: Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF)
Launch Window: ~10:30 AM MDT
1. Departure & Arrival (Buckley SFB - KBKF)
The F-16s will launch out of Aurora and coordinate with local TRACON to punch out toward the Front Range route.- Buckley Tower: 120.300 MHz AM / 239.275 MHz AM
- Buckley Ground: 121.800 MHz AM / 275.800 MHz AM
- Denver TRACON (Departure): 118.800 MHz AM / 269.400 MHz AM
- COANG Command Post ("Mile High"): 311.000 MHz AM / 251.250 MHz AM (Listen for pre-flight status checks and post-flight debriefs here).
2. Tactical & Air-to-Air (Inter-flight Coordination)
- COANG Tac 1 (V-1): 138.875 MHz AM
- COANG Tac 2 (V-2): 139.750 MHz AM
- COANG Tac 3 (V-3): 140.425 MHz AM
- COANG Tac 4 (U-1): 298.300 MHz AM
- COANG Tac 5 (U-2): 314.400 MHz AM
3. En-Route ATC & Wildfire Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) sectors.
- Denver Center (Front Range South): 133.400 MHz AM / 282.200 MHz AM
- Denver Center (High Country / West): 128.375 MHz AM / 379.950 MHz AM
- Air Guard (Emergency / Override): 121.500 MHz AM / 243.000 MHz AM
- TFR / Deconfliction Note: The FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Ouray due to ongoing wildland fires. The F-16 flight lead will have to coordinate with Denver Center to adjust their vector or altitude around the fire box. You may hear crossover traffic regarding fire airspace deconfliction as they approach the San Juans.
4. Time-On-Target (TOT) Schedule
- Castle Rock: 10:47 AM
- Columbine Valley: 10:52 AM
- Westminster: 10:55 AM
- Firestone: 10:58 AM
- Loveland: 11:01 AM
- Grand Lake: 11:10 AM
- Granby: 11:14 AM
- Vail: 11:20 AM
- Crested Butte: 11:27 AM
- Ouray: 11:36 AM (Subject to Fire TFR rerouting)
- Silverton: 11:42 AM
- Lake City: 11:45 AM