Kenai Municipal Airport frequencies
Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA · PAEN) in Kenai, AK is a towered field, staffed 0600-2200 MAY 1 - SEP 30; 0700-2100 OCT 1 - APR 30. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Kenai Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the PAEN tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-2200 MAY 1 - SEP 30; 0700-2100 OCT 1 - APR 30. Outside those hours Kenai Municipal Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 121.3, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the PAEN airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Kenai
- ATIS 133.35
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- ASOS/AWOS 133.35
- 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 Kenai
- Ground 118.75
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 121.3
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Also
- CTAF 121.3
- 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.
- Flight service 121.3, 121.5, 122.65, 125.7 (LOW/HIGH)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 239.3 | LCL/P |
|---|---|
| 243.0 | ENA FSS |
| 379.1 | KENAI RCAG (LOW/HIGH) |
Every PAEN frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 133.35 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 133.35 |
| Ground | 118.75 |
| Tower | 121.3 |
| CTAF | 121.3 |
| Flight service | 121.3, 121.5, 122.65, 125.7 (LOW/HIGH) |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at PAEN?
Kenai Municipal Airport tower is 121.3, calling "Kenai Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2200 MAY 1 - SEP 30; 0700-2100 OCT 1 - APR 30.
What frequency do I use at PAEN when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-2200 MAY 1 - SEP 30; 0700-2100 OCT 1 - APR 30, Kenai Municipal Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 121.3 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at PAEN?
Ground control at Kenai Municipal Airport is 118.75. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at PAEN?
ATIS at Kenai Municipal Airport is 133.35. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
More about PAEN
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.