Pat-Mar Strip frequencies

Pat-Mar Strip (AK63) 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.

What to say on 123.6

Nobody is sequencing traffic at AK63, 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 Pat-Mar Strip.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the AK63 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if AK63 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every AK63 frequency, as one table
CTAF123.6

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at AK63?

Pat-Mar 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.