Mankomen Lake frequencies

Mankomen Lake (4AK5) in Mankomen Lake, AK 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 4AK5, 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 Mankomen Lake.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Mankomen Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 04, Mankomen Lake.
  • Entering the pattern Mankomen Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 04, Mankomen Lake.
  • Before taking the runway Mankomen Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 04, Mankomen Lake.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 4AK5 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 4AK5 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 4AK5 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 4AK5?

Mankomen Lake 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.