Lone Pine/Death Valley frequencies
Lone Pine/Death Valley (O26) in Lone Pine, CA 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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- ASOS/AWOS 118.25
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
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.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at O26, 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 Lone Pine/Death Valley.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Lone Pine Death Valley traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Lone Pine Death Valley.
- Entering the pattern
Lone Pine Death Valley traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Lone Pine Death Valley.
- Before taking the runway
Lone Pine Death Valley traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Lone Pine Death Valley.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the O26 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if O26 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every O26 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.25 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at O26?
Lone Pine/Death Valley 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at O26?
ASOS/AWOS at Lone Pine/Death Valley is 118.25. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about O26
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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