Summersville Airport frequencies
Summersville Airport (SXL · KSXL) in Mount Lookout, WV has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.8
- 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 122.8
- 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 Charleston
- App/Dep 119.2
- 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 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KSXL, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Summersville Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Summersville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 04, Summersville.
- Entering the pattern
Summersville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 04, Summersville.
- Before taking the runway
Summersville traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 04, Summersville.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KSXL traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KSXL publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 269.125 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every KSXL frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 119.2 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KSXL?
Summersville Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for KSXL?
App/Dep for Summersville Airport is 119.2, working as "Charleston". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KSXL
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.