Denali National Park Airport frequencies
Denali National Park Airport (INR · PAIN · MCL) in Denali Park, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Denali National Park Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi Mckinley Park
- ASOS/AWOS 135.75
- 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 Mckinley Park
- CTAF 122.9
- 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 122.1
- 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 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at PAIN, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Denali National Park Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Denali National Park traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Denali National Park.
- Entering the pattern
Denali National Park traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Denali National Park.
- Before taking the runway
Denali National Park traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Denali National Park.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PAIN traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PAIN publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every PAIN frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 135.75 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| Flight service | 122.1 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at PAIN?
Denali National Park Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at PAIN?
ASOS/AWOS at Denali National Park Airport is 135.75. 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.