Donegal Springs Airpark frequencies
Donegal Springs Airpark (N71) in Mount Joy/Marietta, PA 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
All of Donegal Springs Airpark — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- Clearance 127.05
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff
- 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 Harrisburg
- App/Dep 126.45
- 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 N71, 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 Donegal Springs Airpark.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Donegal Springs traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 10, Donegal Springs.
- Entering the pattern
Donegal Springs traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 10, Donegal Springs.
- Before taking the runway
Donegal Springs traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 10, Donegal Springs.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the N71 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if N71 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 281.525 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every N71 frequency, as one table
| Clearance | 127.05 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| App/Dep | 126.45 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at N71?
Donegal Springs Airpark 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 N71?
App/Dep for Donegal Springs Airpark is 126.45, working as "Harrisburg". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at N71?
Clearance delivery at Donegal Springs Airpark is 127.05. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about N71
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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