Butter Valley Golf Port frequencies

Butter Valley Golf Port (7N8) in Bally, 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 7N8, 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 Butter Valley Golf Port.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Butter Valley Golf Port traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Butter Valley Golf Port.
  • Entering the pattern Butter Valley Golf Port traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Butter Valley Golf Port.
  • Before taking the runway Butter Valley Golf Port traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Butter Valley Golf Port.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 7N8 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 7N8 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 7N8?

Butter Valley Golf Port 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.