Nemacolin frequencies

Nemacolin (PA88) in Farmington, PA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 123.0
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 123.0

Nobody is sequencing traffic at PA88, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Nemacolin.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Nemacolin traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Nemacolin.
  • Entering the pattern Nemacolin traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Nemacolin.
  • Before taking the runway Nemacolin traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Nemacolin.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PA88 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PA88 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every PA88 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.0

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at PA88?

Nemacolin is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.