Upper Wasilla Lake frequencies

Upper Wasilla Lake (3K9) in Wasilla, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.8
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 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 3K9, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Upper Wasilla Lake.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 3K9 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 3K9 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

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CTAF122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 3K9?

Upper Wasilla Lake is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.