Lehigh Valley Hospital/Hecktown Oaks frequencies

Lehigh Valley Hospital/Hecktown Oaks (27PN) in Easton, PA 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 27PN, 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 Lehigh Valley Hospital/Hecktown Oaks.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 27PN traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 27PN publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

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CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 27PN?

Lehigh Valley Hospital/Hecktown Oaks 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.