Geisinger Rooftop frequencies
Geisinger Rooftop (79PN) in Danville, PA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Geisinger Rooftop — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.075
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- UNICOM 123.05
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Wilkes-Barre
- App/Dep 126.3 (MUDDR departures)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 79PN, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to Geisinger Rooftop.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Geisinger Rooftop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing, Geisinger Rooftop.
- Entering the pattern
Geisinger Rooftop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind , Geisinger Rooftop.
- Before taking the runway
Geisinger Rooftop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing , Geisinger Rooftop.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 79PN traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 79PN publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 120.95 | HERUB DP |
|---|---|
| 126.3 | MUDDR DP |
| 256.7 | APCH/P DEP/P, HERUB DP, MUDDR DP |
Every 79PN frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.075 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 126.3 · MUDDR departures |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 79PN?
Geisinger Rooftop is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 79PN?
ASOS/AWOS at Geisinger Rooftop is 118.075. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 79PN?
App/Dep for Geisinger Rooftop is 126.3, working as "Wilkes-Barre" (MUDDR departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 79PN
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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