Shelby Strip frequencies

Shelby Strip (AA25) in Palmer, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.6. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 123.6
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.
UNICOM 122.7
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.

What to say on 123.6

Nobody is sequencing traffic at AA25, 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 — 123.6 is not unique to Shelby Strip.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Shelby Strip traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 06, Shelby Strip.
  • Entering the pattern Shelby Strip traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 06, Shelby Strip.
  • Before taking the runway Shelby Strip traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 06, Shelby Strip.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the AA25 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if AA25 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every AA25 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.6
UNICOM122.7

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at AA25?

Shelby Strip is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.6 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.