West Point Village frequencies

West Point Village (KWP) in West Point, AK 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.

What to say on 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at KWP, 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 West Point Village.

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

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

Every KWP frequency, as one table
CTAF122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at KWP?

West Point Village 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.