Nugget Bench frequencies

Nugget Bench (33AK) in Nugget Bench, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.65. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 123.65
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 123.65

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 33AK, 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 — 123.65 is not unique to Nugget Bench.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Nugget Bench traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Nugget Bench.
  • Entering the pattern Nugget Bench traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Nugget Bench.
  • Before taking the runway Nugget Bench traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Nugget Bench.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 33AK traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 33AK publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 33AK frequency, as one table
CTAF123.65

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 33AK?

Nugget Bench is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.65 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.