Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport frequencies
Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL · PAGA) in Galena, AK 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
All of Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi Galena
- ASOS/AWOS 132.525
- 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 Galena
- CTAF 123.0
- 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.
Also
- Flight service 121.5, 122.2, 127.0 (LOW)
- 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.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at PAGA, 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 Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Edward G. Pitka Sr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 06, Edward G. Pitka Sr.
- Entering the pattern
Edward G. Pitka Sr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 06, Edward G. Pitka Sr.
- Before taking the runway
Edward G. Pitka Sr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 06, Edward G. Pitka Sr.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PAGA traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PAGA publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 290.2 | GALENA RCAG (LOW) |
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Every PAGA frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 132.525 |
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| CTAF | 123.0 |
| Flight service | 121.5, 122.2, 127.0 (LOW) |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at PAGA?
Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport 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.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at PAGA?
ASOS/AWOS at Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport is 132.525. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.